Joe Manchin’s deep corporate ties
An underexamined aspect of Manchin’s pro-business positions in the Senate is his early membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council.
FirstEnergy to pay $230 million penalty in Ohio bribery probe
To possibly avoid a conspiracy conviction, Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp., the utility at the heart of a $61-million Ohio Statehouse bribery scandal, has agreed to pay...
Amid troubles for fossil fuels, has the era of ‘peak oil’ arrived?
For years, analysts have predicted that world oil consumption would peak and start declining in the coming decades. But with recent setbacks for big oil...
For First Nations in Canada, being ‘poor enough’ is barrier in fight for rights
Even though Indigenous Rights are recognized under Indigenous law, the Canadian constitution, treaties and precedent-setting court cases, negotiations between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples often...
In blow to Big Oil, corporate subsidy quietly dies in Texas
The end of the property tax exemption came as one of a series of blows heralding new public pushback against fossil fuels.
Pennsylvania DEP restores Beaver County Conservation District permitting power
A once-troubled conservation district is again authorized to issue certain construction permits two years after environmental regulators revoked those privileges.
Biden’s pick for No. 2 at Interior has numerous ties to fossil fuels
Tommy Beaudreau has a long list of potential conflicts of interest, including former clients in the coal, oil, gas and renewable energy sectors.
A new study shows why California’s fracking ban is just the start
The damage caused by methane emissions is even worse than we thought. Will other states now follow California’s lead?