Fossils and Nukes: The Downsides to Congress’ Latest Actions
With the passage of significant energy and climate legislation as part of an end-of-year spending package, Congress cobbled together legislation with both major...
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Trump Administration Eyes Forests for Oil and Gas Drilling
The Bureau of Land Management is poised to finalize a new rule that could devastate large areas of forest—and exacerbate the climate crisis....
The Energy Shift Approaches as Fossil Finance Dries Up
The twilight of the coal industry is upon us, but with financial giants taking baby steps away from oil and gas, and a major proposed oil production project thr...
The Fight Goes On: Keystone XL Heads Back to Court
The Trump administration is determined to build this dirty tar sands oil pipeline. But we’re even more determined to stop it from ever happening....
Memos, Orders, Oh My! Trump Makes a Keystone XL Mess
In a series of moves, President Trump tries to leap over the courts and rob American citizens of their voices in regard to the contentious Keystone XL tar sands...
Courage in the Bakken: Opposing Dakota Access Pipeline
The Standing Rock Sioux are pressing the U.S. government to respect their calls for meaningful environmental and socio-economic review of the Dakota Access Pipe...