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The Last Orca

Scientist Eva Saulitis has dedicated her life to a vanishing group of whales that survived the Exxon Valdez spill but is now nearly extinct. Read>> Table of Contents | Digital Edition
Guardian Environmental Network
By Abrahm Lustgarten
Native Americans Allege Land Grab on Dakota Plains
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February 28, 2013: As the oil boom continues in North Dakota, some Native Americans are going bust.
Sacrificing Tomorrow's Water to Mine Uranium Today
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January 7, 2013: As mining surges in drought-stricken areas, a battle over injecting uranium waste into aquifers beneath a Wyoming ranch could shape decisions nationwide.
The Trillion-Gallon Loophole: Lax Rules for Drillers that Inject Pollutants Into the Earth
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September 28, 2012: Wells used to dispose of the nation’s most toxic waste are showing signs of stress as regulatory oversight falls short and scientific assumptions prove flawed.
Does an Old EPA Fracking Study Provide Proof of Contamination?
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August 4, 2011: A 24-year-old EPA report uncovered this week adds to a list of examples of how water supplies are polluted in natural gas drilling areas.
Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking
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May 9, 2011: It's the first peer-reviewed evidence that natural gas drilling leads to drinking water contamination -- enough to set water from faucets on fire.
Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated
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January 25, 2011: Natural gas has been touted as the bridge to a clean energy future, but new analyses suggest it could be only marginally cleaner than coal and oil.
Furious Growth and Cost Cuts Led to BP Accidents Past and Present
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October 26, 2010: An EPA attorney tried for 12 years to make oil giant BP operate safely. Now, recently retired, she says BP should be banned from doing future business with the U.S. government.
Abrahm Lustgarten

Abrahm Lustgarten is a reporter with ProPublica. He is a former staff writer and contributor for Fortune, and has written for Salon, Esquire, the Washington Post and the New York Times since receiving his master's in journalism from Columbia

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