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California statewide fracking ban goes into effect

The state oil and gas regulator can no longer issue fracking permits for oil and gas wells effective Oct. 1.

The first gas utility sued for climate deception

The company has portrayed gas as “safe, clean, and environmentally friendly,” despite the fact that methane, its primary component, is 80 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

How oil and gas companies infiltrate higher education to maintain influence

It’s a global climate obstruction strategy that dates back decades, researchers from six universities argue in a new study.

Revealed: Shell Oil nonprofit donated to anti-climate groups behind Project 2025

Shell USA Company Foundation sent $544,010 between 2013 and 2022 to organizations that broadly share an agenda, including severely limiting the Environmental Protection Agency.

Landmark study reveals gas stove emissions boost childhood asthma rates, adult...

The study, published Friday in Science Advances, represents the first time researchers have quantified the link between gas stoves and asthma from NO2 exposures inside homes.

Report: Oil and gas production set to escalate under landmark US...

Increased supply is largely going into exports as massive buildout of LNG export terminals undermines the Biden administration’s much-touted climate legacy.

Fossil fuel firms accelerating climate catastrophe despite urgent warnings

More than 1,000 oil and gas companies worldwide are actively plotting to enlarge their fossil fuel operations.

US responsible for one-third of global oil and gas expansion

While the U.S. is the frontrunner when it comes to the size of new oil and gas plans, Canada, Russia, Iran, China, Brazil and United Arab Emirates are consecutive on the list.

Biden admin cancels oil, gas leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland authorized cancellation of the remaining leases.

Worldwide demand for oil to decline through 2028, new report

A new report from the International Energy Agency confirmed that high prices and security of supply concerns caused by the global energy crisis has shifted the world towards renewable energy.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.

Montana Supreme Court delivers landmark ruling in youth climate case against fossil fuels

Montana’s highest court upholds a decision declaring state-sanctioned fossil fuel projects violate the constitutional rights of youth, marking a pivotal moment in climate litigation.