What’s missing from the political conversation around America’s embattled environmental law?
Hannah Story Brown
Hannah Story Brown is the deputy research director on climate and governance issues at the Revolving Door Project. Her writing has appeared in The New Republic, The Nation, The Lever, Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, and elsewhere. She holds a degree in English from Columbia University.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Doug Burgum, the Regime Toady of Our Time
Dashing the hopes of establishment Democrats, Trump’s interior secretary and ‘energy czar’ has adopted his boss’s excesses as his own.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Exxon’s Latest Supreme Court Hail Mary
Oil companies insist that if cases are allowed to proceed, it could have major ramifications for the future of their industry. Will a Supreme Court willing to grant Trump immunity for his crimes do the same for Trump’s oil industry backers?
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump Is Blinding the Government to Methane Pollution. But Others Are Still Watching.
‘If people could see this with their bare eyes, none of this would be happening.’
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Why Is a Former Obama Official Attacking the Left on Climate?
She worked on climate change for Obama. Now she’s greenwashing climate change on behalf of Big Oil.
Posted inBooks
An Abundance of Credulity
They want abundance. But they ignore who profits most from scarcity.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Trump’s Energy Czar Is All In on AI
Doug Burgum is the perfect conduit for Big Tech and Big Oil’s joint agenda.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
What Kamala Harris Could Bring to the Justice Department
Harris has a notable record on an issue where the Biden administration hasn’t distinguished itself: polluter accountability.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Justice Department’s Next Climate Test
A congressional referral and a Supreme Court request offer the Justice Department a twofold chance to hold Big Oil accountable for its lies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Tim Ryan’s Natural Gas Advocacy Makes a Mockery of Public Service
The former Ohio congressman is leveraging his prior career for a group backed by fossil fuel and petrochemical industry players.