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Opposition to Pipelines and Fracking Is Actually a Winning Electoral Strategy
Winnable fracking bans will be on the table in the next Congress.
Fracking Isn’t Just Bad for the Climate. It’s Bad for Mental Health Too.
High numbers of people living near fracking operations report chronic stress and long-term depression.
New Fossil Fuel Projects Meet Indigenous Resistance in New Mexico
The Trump administration appears set to open the region to more extraction, but Navajo activists are resisting.
Fracking Company Has Made It Rain Toxic Water Upon New Mexico Without Penalty
Is New Mexico's state government aiding and abetting fracking companies' damage to humans and the environment?
Trump Proposes Expanded Drilling and Fracking in California Amid Wildfires
The proposal comes as California reels from massive wildfires that have stretched firefighting resources thin.
Trump Rolls Back Methane Rule as Bankrupt Permian Drillers Ignore Venting Flares
Even as production lags, drillers are enriching executives and neglecting flares blasting methane into the atmosphere.
Climate Activists Push Biden to Cut Ties With Industry-Friendly Energy Advisers
Environmentalists are floating potential cabinet picks, hoping to pressure Biden to take on the fossil fuel industry.
GOP Proposes Letting Fossil Fuel Firms Sue Sick Workers Seeking Compensation
GOP senators want a liability shield that lets Big Oil sue workers who seek recompense for getting COVID on the job.
US Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Are 15 Percent Higher Than We Thought
An unprecedented analysis from Pennsylvania uncovers flaws in the national data.
Could COVID-19 Spell the End of the Fracking Industry as We Know It?
New Mexico is just one state whose fracking boom appears poised to fall off an economic cliff amid the pandemic.