Monday, February 9, 2026

Tag: oil drilling

Grassroots fighters for the Arctic Refuge take the case to DC

We must stand for the protection of the Arctic Refuge and ask our representatives to do the same.

Despite ancient rock art legacy, BLM leases land for fossil fuel...

Despite development objectives from tribal and environmental groups, the BLM is leasing part of Emery County for fossil fuel exploration.

Feds receive first application to explore ANWR for oil

"This scheme will put denning polar bears at risk and leave lasting scars on the fragile tundra and its vegetation, and that's before a single drill rig has been placed or length of pipeline installed."

Trump’s offshore drilling plan puts 68 national parks at risk

All of these parks would be in danger if Trump and Zinke's drilling proposal goes ahead.

‘Kayaktivists’ board rig set to drill Arctic

"They must cancel plans for exploration drilling at Korpfjell and Gjøkåsen over the summer, for the climate and environmental reasons."

Emails reveal Trump admin mulling Big Oil plan to transfer public...

This revelation comes from emails and documents obtained by the Western Values Project through the Freedom of Information Act.

More seeds for transformation planted this week

The U.S.’ acts against people and the planet make the era of transformation more likely.

While America focuses on tax bill, Congress quietly tries to open...

“The oil industry and its allies in Congress may think they can sneak this past the American people...”

This is the drilling method for most US oil but regulators...

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR), an under-regulated drilling method that has been around for over a century and could be threatening drinking water sources.

France to ban all new development of shale oil and gas

The days of unfettered fossil fuel extraction are over.

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$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs

“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.

DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention

Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.

Trump delivers lunch to Beijing

China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.

The digital media oligarchy: Who owns online news? 

Even Bagdikian’s later editions, written at the dawn of the internet, could not fully anticipate how profoundly digital technology would reconfigure the media oligarchy.

EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba

This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.