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Environment
Landfills Belch Climate-Warming Methane. Even the EPA Doesn’t Know How Much.
Landfills are a major source of greenhouse gas, but emissions are rarely measured at the source.
How Big Oil Rigs the System to Keep Winning
The oil and gas industry has refined its techniques to stay a step ahead over decades and it has no plans to stop soon.
Billionaire Used Massive Oil Spill to Avoid Paying Income Tax for 14 Years
Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history.
Biden Administration Is Approving Oil and Gas Drilling at Faster Rate Than Trump
The Biden administration has approved more permits per month on average than Trump did in 2017, 2018 or 2019.
Republicans Blame Biden’s Modest Climate Agenda for Gas Prices. They’re Wrong.
Most of Biden’s climate agenda has not even been enacted. Industry is partly responsible for the price increase.
Climate Justice Doesn’t Start With Politicians. It Starts in the Streets.
Any concessions grudgingly given at COP26 were forced by activists from the front lines of the climate justice movement.
Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders Condemn Violent Police Raid Against Pipeline Protest
Canadian police continued to arrest land defenders after a violent raid that ended a 56-day blockade of a drilling site.
Expanding Carbon Capture and Storage Would Delay Transition From Fossil Fuels
After decades of sowing climate doubt, the fossil fuel industry is trying to present itself as the source of solutions.
Biden Is Offering “Trivial Changes” to Oil and Gas Leasing Policy, Critics Say
A new Interior Department report about leasing public lands and waters has left climate campaigners fuming.
Trees and Crops Don’t Have to Compete. Climate Crisis Calls for Agroforestry.
Agroforestry holds the technical potential to sequester a significant percentage of total global emissions.