Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: Oil

Revealed: Big Oil told 70 years ago that fossil fuel emissions...

Compelling new evidence shows this pattern of behavior was already hardwired into the industry’s DNA by 1955 and persists today. 

California statewide fracking ban goes into effect

The state oil and gas regulator can no longer issue fracking permits for oil and gas wells effective Oct. 1.

EU accused of inviting fossil fuel executives to COP28 under false...

More fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access to the Dubai summit than any previous year.

Tensions escalate as Biden considers Israeli strike on Iran’s oil infrastructure

The announcement has sparked alarm across the globe, with concerns about soaring oil prices, increased instability in the region, and domestic political ramifications in the United States.

Evidence CEOs tried to illegally boost oil prices grows as FTC...

The FTC’s complaint is the second major deal this year where the antitrust agency found evidence of collusion between top shale producers and oil companies that they’re legally obligated to compete against.

Khanna proposes ending billions in taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil amid...

Legislation targets federal handouts fueling enhanced oil recovery while exacerbating the climate emergency.

Ending oil subsidies and taxing the rich could unlock $5 trillion...

The report, released during the United Nations General Assembly talks and ahead of the COP29 climate summit, outlines a series of proposals that could shift resources away from environmentally harmful practices and toward sustainable development.

Canada’s oil patch blames anti-greenwashing law for delayed sustainability reports

Is the global push for climate transparency just getting started?

Democrats push groundbreaking bill to make Big Oil pay for climate...

The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act would require major fossil fuel companies to pay into a damages fund, modeled after the Superfund, to help mitigate the harm caused by their contributions to global warming.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.