Residents Await Fix for Pennsylvania Methane Leak November 22, 2022 By Michael Biesecker and Michael Rubinkam A vent at an underground natural gas storage well in Western Pennsylvania has been spewing massive amounts of planet-warming methane...
Hidden Menace: Massive Methane Leaks Speed Up Climate Change July 29, 2022 By Michael Biesecker To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to...
Investigators Board Ship That Was Anchored Near California Oil Pipeline October 8, 2021 By Michael Biesecker, Stefanie Dazio and Michael Balsamo U.S. Coast Guard investigators have boarded a massive cargo ship as they probe what caused the rupture of an offshore...
After Ida Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Divers Put Containment Dome on Pipeline September 10, 2021 By Michael Biesecker The company overseeing the response to a large oil spill spurred by Hurricane Ida said that a containment dome has...
Black Slick Seen in Water Near Gulf Oil Rig After Ida September 3, 2021 By Michael Biesecker and Gerald Herbert Photos show what appears to be a miles-long oil slick near an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico after...
California Now Looking for Ways to Preserve Environmental Clout September 20, 2019 By Adam Beam and Michael Biesecker The Trump administration’s decision to stop California from setting its own emission standards for cars and trucks would undermine the...
Dam Breach at N.C. Power Plant Causes Coal Ash Spill into Cape Fear River September 24, 2018 By Michael Biesecker and Alan Suderman Gray muck is flowing into the Cape Fear River from the site of a dam breach at a Wilmington power...
North Carolina Power Plant Inundated by Flood Waters September 21, 2018 By Michael Biesecker and Alan Suderman Duke Energy activated a high-level emergency alert at a retired coal-fired power plant in North Carolina as floodwaters from the...
FEMA Criticized for Suppliers Not Delivering Hurricane Aid as Promised April 11, 2018 By Michael Biesecker The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded contracts for hurricane supplies without adequately researching whether winning bidders could deliver what they...
Government Report Finds Climate Change Costing Taxpayers Billions Each Year October 25, 2017 By Michael Biesecker A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs...