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As local communities suffer, GOP and political right weaponize East Palestine disaster

Unless we kick dirty money out of politics and put communities and safety first, there will be more railroad disasters. Until then, the people of East Palestine deserve the dignity of the truth and whether their air is safe to breathe and water safe to drink.

Bad Data and Deception: The American Petroleum Institute Pivots on Methane

A detailed analysis by Oil Change International of the public statements and commitments by the American Petroleum Institute (API) around methane emissions and climate change has uncovered a decade of spurious data, deceptive messaging, and disingenuous public positioning by the big oil spin doctors.

Impeached twice, Trump leaves horrendous lasting environmental legacy

From a climate perspective, Trump’s presidency was a disaster. The world burned on Trump’s watch

2021: Momentum builds for climate action, including from President-elect Biden

Welcome to 2021, which we hope will be a year of transformative change and unstoppable momentum on climate change, culminating in COP26, the crucial climate conference in Scotland at the end of the year.

As yet another hurricane pummels Nicaragua, Trump rushes to sell off ANWR

Trump seems determined to try and push his rabid fossil fuel agenda through to his last day in office. Until the dying breath of his Presidency, he will do the bidding of Big Oil.

With ACB Confirmed, Shell’s Dirty Shadow Now Stains the Supreme Court

Shell's dirty shadow now stains the Court. Barrett must recuse herself from any climate legislation. Anything less will make a mockery of the Supreme Court and American Justice.

Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to the Supreme Court “would be a catastrophe for the climate”

This week sees President Trump’s highly controversial pick for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, answering questions in front of the Senate Judicary committee as part of her nomination hearings for the top legal job.

As U.S. fires rage on, scientists warn climate change “has not stopped for COVID-19”

Large parts of the American West are currently on fire. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed. At least seven people are dead in different states. An unknown number are missing. Tens of thousands remain under evacuation orders.

Big Win: “Historic” Victory for Standing Rock over Dakota Access Pipeline

“Today is a historic day for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the many people who have supported us in the fight against the pipeline,” said Chairman Mike Faith of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. “This pipeline should have never been built here. We told them that from the beginning.”

Historic milestones reached in US and UK as renewables trounce coal

For years, coal lobbyists have been saying we needed the dirty fossil fuel for when the wind didn’t blow or the sun didn’t shine. We always knew that was a lie. For years, Donald Trump tried to prop up a dying industry. And now the market has proved them both wrong. And there will be no going back.