Heartening news about alternative energy and the growth of climate activism exists in the shadow of terrible predictions on climate change.

The protests in Ferguson and New York City captured the nation's attention, but there were other demonstrations and initiatives that should not be overlooked.

Big victory for anti-fracking activists in New York State today as Governor Cuomo announces a permanent ban on fracking in the state.

A ProPublica analysis of federal government data adds new details to what’s known about the routes taken by trains carrying crude oil. Local governments are often unaware of the potential dangers they face.

The US and China climate deal might be historic but there's still a lot of work to do to save us from climate catastrophe.

We can’t tackle climate change while fracking and burning more oil and gas. Big media outlets that refuse to make this simple connection are the new climate denialists.

In the crisis of World War II, the nation made the political choices that created the robust egalitarian economy of the next 30 years. How can we recreate it now?

People living close to natural gas wells in southwestern Pennsylvania are more than twice as likely to report respiratory illnesses and skin problems than those living farther away.

The anti-fracking movement started with fears about contaminated drinking water, but recent scientific research shows that fracking also exacerbates climate change.

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...