The toll of tar sands development has been largely hidden hundreds of miles to the North. Canadian forests once provided the last undisturbed refuge in North America for migrating songbirds, ducks and geese, and the vast stretches of wilderness in northern Alberta have been ideal for wild wolves...
Posted November 18, 2011 | 11/18/11 03:56 PM ET
On June 16 in Washington, Cynthia Quarterman - the government's top official on pipeline safety -- appeared before a committee to urge Congress to update America's pipeline safety laws. Congressman Bobby Rush of Illinois cited a rash of recent pipeline spills and asked Administrator Quarterman whether...
Posted May 2, 2011 | 05/02/11 02:19 PM ET
My son and I go fishing on the Rappahannock River in Virginia every now and then with the hopes of catching some bass, sunfish, maybe herring. It's a good opportunity for us to connect with each other and connect with nature. However, pollution has become a problem for the river...

46 Comments | Posted February 10, 2012 | 02/10/12 02:31 PM ET