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  • Oil and gas drilling clouds the West's air

    Air pollution from oil and gas drilling is on the increase in the Rocky Mountain West, and environmentalists and energy companies are trying to prevent it from getting any worse

    by Ray Ring, Oct 31, 2005

  • The sick and tired West

    The EPA under George Bush has put the health of Westerners at risk in order to make life easier for big industry.

    by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 20, 2008

  • Western wish list for Obama

    Eleven key Westerners speak with HCN about their hopes and worries for an Obama administration.

    by Ray Ring, Dec 22, 2008

  • (Un)clearing the air

    George Bush’s BLM will leave a legacy of air pollution in oil and gas producing states, especially Utah.

    by Keith Kloor, Dec 22, 2008
  • Cracking the ozone code in Utah's gas fields

    Cracking the ozone code in Utah's gas fields

    Can gas drilling and clean air co-exist?

    by Cally Carswell, Sep 10, 2012

  • Beyond ozone

    Researchers attempt to tease out the health effects of emissions from oil and gas drilling.

    by Cally Carswell, Sep 02, 2012

  • Gas drilling blamed for smog

    Scientists say that oil and gas drilling is responsible for creating high levels of smog-forming hydrocarbons in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico and Colorado

    by Josh Garrett-Davis, Oct 27, 2003

  • A near-miss for California’s clean-air rules

    California’s newest clean-air law, designed to deal with pollution from small engines, narrowly survives an attempt to shoot it down in the U.S. Congress

    by Matt Jenkins, Dec 22, 2003

  • Clearing the air

    California farmers have long been exempt from the Clean Air Act, but that may change, as legislators and activists tackle the health and environmental problems linked to agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley

    by Cosmo Garvin, Oct 13, 2003
  • The Bay Area Chevron explosion shows gaps in refinery safety

    The Bay Area Chevron explosion shows gaps in refinery safety

    Oil refineries pose serious health hazards for nearby residents as well as workers, as the recent explosion in Richmond and other incidents, like one in Sinclair, Wyo., have made clear.

    by Jeremy Miller, Sep 04, 2012

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