Biden administration announces reforms to federal oil and gas leasing system on public lands
The Bureau of Land Management’s new Oil and Gas Rule is said to save taxpayers money, help ensure public lands are used for their highest value, and better protect communities and the environment.
As US coal exports swell, Trump admin facilitates major deal with Ukraine
The Trump administration recently helped broker a major coal export deal between Pennsylvania-based coal production company Xcoal Energy and Ukranian company Centrenergo PJSC.
As Enbridge races to build Line 3 Pipeline, resistance ramps up in the courts...
Meanwhile, the fight against Line 3 in Minnesota is continuing on the ground as Enbridge plows ahead with construction.
Over 450 climate scientists say advertising industry must end ‘complicity’ in climate crisis
The scientists say that they are “consistently faced with a major and needless challenge” of having to correct false information and rebut the fossil fuel industry’s efforts to downplay the severity of climate change.
Caltech receives $750 million from bottled water industry billionaires
Billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick, who own The Wonderful Company which produces Pom Wonderful and Fiji Water, just announced they will be...
Cambodia returning plastic waste back to the U.S. and Canada
Cambodia is the latest Asian country to reject the U.S. and Canada’s onslaught of plastic waste. They will be sending approximately 1,764...
Former head of energy, environment at ALEC, Todd Wynn, hired by Trump Interior Department
Wynn's new job at Interior will parallel his past role at ALEC.
Michigan approves Nestlé’s permit to increase water intake
"Sadly, the DEQ chose to give the green light to Nestlé to continue pumping our water..."
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 12
Energy Transfer pipeline explodes in Pennsylvania, Trump calls Puerto Rico an 'unsung success', the fight against world hunger, and more.
Nearly 29,000 tons of COVID plastic now floats in the oceans, study finds
A new study calculates for the first time how much of that waste is ending up in the oceans and what it is doing once it gets there.