Industry Fracks Public Health With Washington Assist The U.S. President promised in his State of the Union that this country's gas drilling boom would not come at the expense of public health. This proposed rule fails to meet that promise. (05-05-2012)

Earthquake Hits Near VIrginia Nuclear Power Site The epicenter of the earthquake, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale, was approximately 10 miles from two nuclear power reactors at North Anna in central Virginia. According to statement by a representative of Dominion Power the reactors were designed to withstand a 5.9 to 6.1 quake. The event comes just months after the disaster that befell the Fukushima nuclear site in Japan, which was also earthquake-related. The Japanese and German governments have since made moves to abandon nuclear power as unsafe. (08-23-2011)

Humans Causing Half Of Arctic Ice Melt About half the recent record loss of Arctic sea ice can be blamed on global warming caused by human activity, according to a new study by scientists from the nation's leading climate research center. The peer-reviewed study, funded by the National Science Foundation is the first to attribute a specific proportion of the ice melt to greenhouse gases and particulates from pollution. (08-16-2011)

Germany Abandons Nuclear Power Responding to public pressure in the aftermath of the tsunami-induced radioactive contamination in Japan, the German government has begun decommissioning nuclear power plants. The last of its nuclear facilities will go off-line in 2022. This move follows unprecedented electoral gains by the Green Party last month. (05-30-2011)