Oil Spill
Why a massive oil spill couldn't stop the Keystone XL pipeline
Despite their costly environmental impacts, oil spills like the recent one in South Dakota weren’t a factor in the decision to approve the Keystone XL.
Keystone Pipeline oil spill could be worse than we thought
An oil spill in South Dakota that leaked thousands of gallons of highly polluting oil could damage the environment more than the company has let on.
Magnetic Nanoparticles Will Help Clean Oil Spills
In the future, this could also be used to remove lead from drinking water.
Let’s Remember Exxon’s Extremely Fucked Up Response to Its Catastrophic Oil Spill
After the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Exxon launched a ruthless crusade to intimidate and discredit government scientists.
Mutated Fish Still Haunt Louisiana’s Fishermen After the BP Oil Spill
The devastating spill completely revolutionized oil spill research.
Why the fight for Standing Rock isn't over
After months of protests, activists near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation are celebrating a victory: The federal government said it won’t allow the Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under the disputed portion of the Missouri River.
After 33 Days Under Water, This Leaking Tug Boat Is Finally Coming Out
Pretty much everyone, including PMJT, thinks the cleanup effort has been "unacceptable," but the Heiltsuk First Nation has fought for and won some interesting new oversight powers.
What Trudeau’s Ocean Protection Plan Means for This Controversial BC Pipeline
Trudeau's plan woos BC premier, who put conditions on TransMountain pipeline.
A Diesel Spill Is Putting the World's Largest Temperate Rainforest at Risk
A report from Bella Bella B.C., where the crash of the Nathan E. Stewart has contaminated the Heiltsuk First Nation’s waters and land.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
North Carolina declares a state of emergency after the second night of protests, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan pledge to cure all diseases by 2100, the cast of 'The West Wing' will campaign for Clinton in Ohio, and more.
Olympic Athletes Are About to Sail Through a Toxic Bay of Shit
A new documentary, “Toxic Guanabara,” unravels Brazil’s complicated relationship with its most iconic bay.
A Saskatchewan River Oil Spill Is About to Cut off Another Town’s Main Water Supply
A Husky Energy pipeline dumped an estimated 200,000 litres of crude into North Saskatchewan River. Efforts to contain it aren't going so well.