Tag: fossil fuel
Big oil companies are selling their wells. Some worry taxpayers will...
“The overall industry is being assaulted right now through policy changes at the state and federal level. That’s the story writ large. The industry is dying.”
New Jersey sues five oil companies, alleging decades of ‘concealment’ and...
The New Jersey legal campaign, like the others, seeks compensation from the oil industry for the large and growing destructive cost of the worsening climate crisis.
‘Reckless’ coal companies moving forward with new mines and plants, report...
The majority of the new mining projects being planned were in China, India, Australia, Russia and South Africa.
New analysis shows Big Oil’s continued and future price gouging
Oil prices dipped below $80 a barrel for the first time since January 2022, but consumers are paying 13 percent higher than the last time oil was this low.
The fossil free research movement is taking universities by storm
Fossil Free Research launched earlier this year and aims to build on momentum from the successful fossil fuel divestment movement at universities in the U.S., U.K. and beyond.
‘People power has won the day’: Manchin dirty deal defeated
"Manchin's dirty deal went down in flames today because Indigenous and frontline communities raised their voices."
Biden admin reinstates early $190 million in Gulf drilling leases
The consequences of the sale could be the production of 1.1 billion barrels of oil and the probable release of 723 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Manchin unveils full text of ‘shameless handout to the fossil fuel...
"It should come as no surprise that a corporate coal baron like Joe Manchin would push a fossil fuel bonanza under the guise of bureaucratic reform."
House committee investigates the role of PR firms in spreading climate...
There is a long history of PR firms creating and spreading climate disinformation in order to block climate policy and promote fossil fuel interests.
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143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.