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1,300 Social Justice Groups Demand Atlanta Mayor Resign Over Tortuguita’s Death
His “lack of intervention in protecting Atlanta protestors and residents led directly to the fatal raid,” they said.

Chevron More Than Doubled Its Profits Last Year as Gas Prices Squeezed Wallets
The profits report comes just two days after Chevron announced it’s tripling its stock buyback budget to $75 billion.

House GOP’s Natural Resources Chair Has a New Chief of Staff: An Oil Lobbyist
A former fossil fuel lobbyist could have huge sway over the House’s energy policy priorities.

Report: 94 Percent of Big Provider’s Rainforest Carbon Offsets Don’t Cut Carbon
A new analysis suggests corporations’ climate commitments are based on a deeply faulty carbon market.

Study Reveals Exxon Accurately Predicted Global Warming Decades Ago
For the first time, researchers have quantitatively shown Exxon’s internal data on global warming was highly accurate.

The Oceans’ Temperatures Reached Record Highs in 2022
This is the sixth year in a row that ocean heat, a strong indicator of the climate crisis, has reached a record high.

Manchin’s “Dirty” Big Oil Giveaway Defeated Again After Progressive Opposition
It became clear this week that the deal to severely weaken keystone environmental laws wouldn’t have the votes to pass.

Report: US Only Paid 19 Percent of International Climate Funding Target in 2020
In 2020, the US paid $32 billion less than its “fair share” of global climate financing.

“Political Game Changer”: Biden Calls for Tax on Big Oil’s Excess Profits
“This is exactly the type of leadership we’ve been waiting for from President Biden,” one climate activist said.

Sanders Calls for End to Military Aid to Saudi Arabia Amid OPEC Production Slash
“OPEC's decision to cutback on production is a blatant attempt to increase gas prices at the pump,” he said.