By Renee Lewis / Source Earther.com Fed-up residents in Michigan’s most polluted zip code say the tar sands refinery next door is … More
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One of America’s top environmental activists is fighting the legal battle of his life
By Renee Lewis / Source Fusion.net An Oregon man could face decades behind bars for his part in a coordinated … More
Standing Rock stopped a pipeline. These Native Americans want to stop an oil terminal.
By Renee Lewis / Source Fusion A Washington state tribe trying to stop a planned oil terminal expansion near its … More
Why one of America’s most gorgeous places could soon be flooded with oil
By Renee Lewis / Source Fusion MOSIER, Oregon — “We were here working when suddenly we heard a ‘POW’ and … More
Detroit refinery poised to increase air pollution to make cleaner fuel
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Jan. 6, 2016 A Detroit refinery’s plan to increase pollutant emissions — … More
Tar sands protest group appeals to Obama after 3 members jailed
By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Feb. 7, 2014 President Barack Obama traveled to Michigan’s Ingham County on … More