A coalition of community-based groups has come together to demand reform of a sector that has had a disproportionately negative impact on communities of color.
Energy and the Environment
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Gray Wolf Poaching Dismays Oregon Wildlife Conservationists
Removing the wolves from the federal list of endangered species may have imperiled animals that play a key role in mountain ecosystems.
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Fight Erupts in Iowa Over Carbon Capture Pipelines
A diverse coalition emerges to stand up for broader land rights in the Midwest.
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California Oil and Gas Industry Leans on Political Heavyweights to Drill Wells
New well count rises as governor appoints oil lobbyist to top role.
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Export Financing Subsidies Could Pour Into Fracked Gas
The Export-Import Bank is pledging to help fund renewables and not to finance stranded assets. Can they help it?
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Nationalize the U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry to Save the Planet
Turning the biggest oil companies over to public ownership would serve several goals at once, including climate resilience.
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Oil Company Profit-Gouging Began With the CARES Act
The benefits fossil fuel companies derived from COVID relief created the dynamic in the industry we see today.
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Where the Government’s Environmental Lawyers Stand
The Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department could help protect our planet’s future.
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After the Russian Energy Ban
Short term, it’ll be hard to avoid recession. Long term, we missed the moment for a cheap green transition, but may have broken the resistance to a sustainable future.
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Won’t Drill Baby Won’t Drill
Don’t expect domestic fracking companies and the Wall Street investors getting rich off them to fill any gap in Russian petrochemicals.
