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New Report Debunks Manchin’s Claim That Mountain Valley Pipeline Helps Climate
Manchin's massive push for the pipeline “is based on his fossil fuel donors' interests,” the report's coauthor said.
“It’s Not a Drought, It’s Looting”: Water Rights Activists Organize in Mexico
Multinational corporations are plundering our rivers and groundwater, say Mexico's Indigenous activists.
Ukrainian Climate Activists Say They Don’t Want the US’s Fracked Gas Exports
Impacted climate activists say we need a wartime mobilization for clean energy, not a fracked gas surge to Europe.
Activists Push Biden to Expand Renewables for Energy Independence From Russia
Activists are seizing on this week’s IPCC report to push back against the oil lobby’s calls for increased fracking.
Radioactive Contamination Is Seeping Into Drinking Water Around the US
Mining, fracking and other activities are increasing the levels of harmful isotopes in water supplies.
Thermal Videos Reveal Heavy Pollution From the Texas Oil Boom
Environmentalists say the fracking boom in the Permian Basin is a ticking “climate bomb.”
Biden Condemned for Approving Fossil Fuel Lease Sales Amid COP26
The proposal to open up 734,000 acres of public land for extraction could unleash up to 246 million tons of emissions.
Methane Is Flaring Out of Control. Biden Administration, Congress Must Step In.
Eighty-four percent of methane flares in Texas have no permits. Researchers say that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Police Arrest 10 People as Mountain Valley Pipeline Protests Top 932 Days
The pipeline's construction is several billion dollars over budget and still missing important water-crossing permits.
EPA Approval of PFAS for Fracking May Spell a New Health Crisis for Communities
The presence of “forever chemicals” (PFAS) in fracking fluids is an indictment of the industry and regulators alike.