Abrahm Lustgarten

Rainforest cleared for palm oil plantation

Converting forests into palm oil plantations is ‘total devastation’ for the planet

Climate Change

Once viewed as a promising solution to the global increase of carbon emissions, biodiesel fuels have become a huge part of the problem — especially in the rainforests of Indonesia.

Pennsylvania farmers disappointed with fracking returns

Environment

Shrinking Natural Gas Royalties

EPA acknowledges link between fracking, well pollution in Wyoming

Environment
The World

BP has history of energy-related accidents

Conflict & Justice
The World

Investigative report: Hastiness in natural gas drilling jeopardizes local water

Environment

The sharp rise in energy prices has pushed states to speed through legislation that allows companies to drill for gas. WNYC’s Ilya Marritz and ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten explain the potential environmental consequences of the rush for new energy as New York presses ahead with its plans to tap gas underneath the Catskill Mountains.