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Dakota Access Pipeline Mogul Cut $250,000 Check for Trump’s Inauguration
Pipeline builder Kelcy Warren contributed a quarter-million dollars to the event.
The Energy Lobbyists Linked to Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plans
Trump's order would amend the Obama administration's five-year drilling plan that excluded lease auctions in the Atlantic and Arctic through 2022.
How the Right-Wing Koch and DeVos Families Are Funding Hate Speech on College Campuses Across the US
Racist, sexist, Islamophobic protesters spark violence and publicity for Koch and Mercer-backed juggernauts.
Was a Police Report Altered to Convict a Man for Murder? Inside a Woman’s Quest to Free Her Brother
Jonathan Edelstein, one of the lawyers involved, and with Jennifer Gonnerman, a staff writer for The New Yorker discuss the mystery of the altered report.
Accidents Spew Oil and Gas Pollution in Alaska as Trump Looks to Expand Arctic Drilling
Oil and gas drillers have struggled to contain recent oil and gas spills in Alaska.
Trump Is Hiring Lobbyists and Top Ethics Official Says “There’s No Transparency“
In one case, an official working on energy regulation recently lobbied for oil and coal companies.
IRS Privatized Debt Collection Scheme Could Lead to Rip-Offs, Both Legal and Illegal
The IRS announced the start of a program allowing private contractors to collect tax debt.
“Storm the Heavens”: Notes From the Weather Underground on Resistance to Trump
Former members of the Weather Underground share their perspectives on resisting empire under the Trump regime.
Is Soil the Great New Integrator?
Farmers are learning to work with the land instead of against it.
Single-Payer Health Care Is Seeing Record Support in Congress
Thanks to the repeal debacle, the GOP has inadvertently helped make single-payer part of the national conversation.