When Nate Johnson — a former Grist journalist — felt his passion for writing start to wane, he found a new direction. Now, instead of writing about the need to electrify everything, Nate is doing that work himself.
A grand jury and the EPA have cited potential disposal problems, and activists are fighting new injection wells. Yet the gas industry claims fracking is essential for the state’s economic health and that most of its wastewater is safely recycled.
In Franklin County, a group of locals are concerned about potential environmental harm from renewable energy facilities and support a bill that would impose more regulations on solar and wind. The industry says it’s being unfairly singled out.
Activists in North Carolina allege that DuPont has for decades fouled Cape Fear River. They want the UN Human Rights Commission to hold it accountable.
Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.