Underneath Ohio
Thanks to fracking, America is the world’s No. 1 oil and gas producer. But the economic bounty it delivers to small communities across the nation comes at a price. Now it’s dividing friends and neighbors in one Ohio county.
Climate Change 2015: Can 'Big Coal' Win Its Legal Attack On Obama's Clean Power Plan?
Legal challenges by coal states and industry groups could not only dismantle the president's clean power proposal but hamstring future policies.
Obama Clean Power Plan Sets A 'Powerful Example' For Other Countries, Climate Change Experts Say
The Obama administration is unveiling the final version of its Clean Power Plan, the first federal policy to limit carbon emissions from power plants.
Memphis Police Department Say 'Person Of Interest' In Custody In Shooting Death Of Officer Sean Bolton
Memphis police told the Associated Press that a person is being held in connection with the shooting death of Officer Sean Bolton.
Hillary Clinton Backs Obama's Climate Change Plan, But Environmentalists Frustrated
Hillary Clinton backed Obama's Clean Power Plan, but green groups say her credentials are mixed.
Affordable Care Act: Unpaid Hospital Bills Are Shrinking Thanks To Obamacare
One of the largest U.S. hospital operators says the number of unpaid medical bills has fallen.
Shira Banki, 16, Dies After Stabbing At Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Expresses Condolences
"Shira [Banki] was murdered for courageously supporting the principle that each and every person has the right to live their life in security and respect," Israel's PM says.
Zimbabwe Officials Accuse Second American Of Lion Killing Amid Uproar Over Cecil's Death
Wildlife authorities in Zimbabwe accused a second American of illegally killing a lion amid its legal pursuit of the hunter who slew Cecil the lion.
Rupert Murdoch Supports Possible Joe Biden Presidential Bid, Slams Hillary In Tweet
The Australian-born media mogul weighed in Sunday on a potential U.S. presidential run by Vice President Joe Biden in 2016.
Exxon Mobil Corp. Earnings Down 50% In Second Quarter 2015 As Oil Prices Slouch
The Irving, Texas, oil giant reported second quarter profits of $4.2 billion, down from $8.8 billion last year, as oil prices fell further Friday on fears of oversupply.
Arctic Oil Drilling: Greenpeace Activists Seek To Stop Shell Oil Vessel Bound For Arctic Ocean
Climbers with the environmental group Greenpeace hang from a bridge in Portland, Oregon, in an effort to keep a Shell icebreaker docked.
Climate Change 2015: Heat Wave And Glacier Melting In Tajikistan Force Hundreds To Flee
The ongoing disaster in Tajikistan is another example of what climate scientists say could become the new normal if greenhouse gas emissions aren't reduced.
BP PLC Posts $6 Billion Loss In Second Quarter Amid Low Oil Prices, Deepwater Horizon Settlement
Lower oil prices and a multibillion-dollar charge for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster slammed the British oil giant's second-quarter earnings.
El Chapo Guzman Jailbreak: Mexican Judge Opens Court Proceeding Against Three Prison Workers
Separately, Mexican authorities say they believe Joaquin Guzman used blueprints from another prison to plan his escape from the Altiplano Federal Penitentiary.
Human Skull Discovered In Kentucky Is Up To 3,000 Years Old, Coroner Finds
The remains are thought to belong to a Native American person indigenous to the eastern United States, Kentucky county officials said.
Bill Cosby Rape Scandal Update: Spelman College Drops Its Cosby Professorship Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
The historically black college for women in Atlanta said it has officially parted ways with Cosby, accused of sexually assaulting multiple women.
Hillary Clinton Emails: Justice Department Says No Request For Criminal Investigation
The U.S. Justice Department clarified Friday that it is not opening a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton's private emails, despite earlier reports it was.
Brazil Petrobras Scandal: Oil Output Dips At Offshore Platform As 24-Hour Strike Takes Toll
Petrobras workers Friday laid down their tools to protest the Brazilian energy giant's plans to slash investments and liquidate assets.
Climate Change Effects Could Cost Investors $4 Trillion In Assets, Report Warns
Rising sea levels, intense flooding and more severe storms threaten to weaken the value of private investors' holdings, the Economist Intelligence Unit says.
Enbridge Oil Spill: Five Years Later, Michigan Residents Struggle To Move On
Five years and billions of dollars have passed since a ruptured Enbridge Inc. pipeline spilled a million gallons of crude oil into the Kalamazoo River.
2016 Presidential Election: Voters In Three Swing States Agree With Pope Francis On Climate Change Action
A majority of voters in Colorado, Iowa and Virginia said they agreed with the pontiff's calls to tackle global warming, Quinnipiac University found.
White House Issues Veto Threat For House Coal Ash Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on a bill that would weaken new federal limits on toxic coal ash waste.
Wearable Technology Takes On Air Pollution And Smog With Personal Air-Quality Monitors
A handful of personalized air-quality monitors and apps are turning users into citizen scientists and helping city dwellers avoid pollution pitfalls.
US Solar Firm SunEdison Inc Extends Reach Across America's Rooftops With $2.2B Acquisition Of Vivint Solar Inc
The Missouri developer and its spinoff, TerraForm Power, agreed Monday to buy Vivint Solar, expanding access to America's rooftops.
US Coal Miner Bankruptcies Are Latest Sign Of Suffering For Beleaguered Energy Industry
Alpha Natural Resources may soon join other U.S. mining firms in filing for bankruptcy.
Electronic Waste Is Taking Over The World; Here's What New York City Is Doing About It
The Big Apple has some of the most ambitious climate-change and clean-energy policies of any U.S. city.
Solar Impulse 2: Solar-Powered Plane Grounded In Hawaii Until 2016 Due To Busted Batteries
An attempt to fly the Solar Impulse 2 around the globe is delayed until April 2016 as engineers replace overheated batteries.
Iranian Oil Exports Won't Flood The World's Crude Markets Anytime Soon, Energy Experts Say
Years of sanctions and economic stagnation in Iran have hampered its oil sector, forestalling an immediate surge in crude oil exports.
US Power Sector Slashing CO2 Emissions And Toxic Air Pollution, But Progress Is Slow, Scattered: Report
America's power plant operators are reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and toxic air pollution, but the progress is uneven.
Greek Debt Crisis: New Greece Deal Reignites Contentious Plan To Privatize Country's Power Grid
The bailout deal reached Monday would require Athens to privatize its $1.5 billion power grid operator, a move Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras previously opposed.
