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Chicago Petcoke Battle Prepared Residents to Fight for More Protections
A successful push to rid a Chicago neighborhood of petroleum coke piles has galvanized residents.
Meet the Activists Arrested for Opposing the Mountain Valley Pipeline
The pipeline company has used the full power of the state against them, including Virginia's anti-terrorism unit.
Powerful New Yorkers Are Criminalizing Ecuadorians Seeking Relief From Chevron
Chevron has spent more than $2 billion to manipulate the courts into doing its dirty work.
Oil Companies and Lobbyists Say They’re Ready to Solve Climate Change. Check the Fine Print.
The effort includes some deceptions already.
Trump Is Handing Us the Weapon We Need to Avert Climate Catastrophe
Nationalization could be used to shut down, rather than prop up, a failing fossil-fuel system.
Methane Leaks From Oil and Gas 60 Percent Higher Than EPA Estimates, New Study Finds
Environmental groups called for action from state-level regulators in response.
Scott Pruitt Is an Ethics Nightmare, But So Is Ryan Zinke
Trump's Secretary of the Interior is no stranger to corruption and sleaze.
From New Orleans to the DNC, Pressure Builds to Cut Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry
Institutions of all stripes are moving to sever their financial ties to the fossil fuel industry.
Increased Deaths and Illnesses From Inhaling Airborne Dust: An Understudied Impact of Climate Change
Rising fine dust levels due to climate change could increase premature deaths by 130 percent in the US Southwest.
From Barricades to Courtrooms: The Fight Against a Fracked Gas Future in New York State
Activists are pushing the idea of “climate necessity” to end fracking.