Energy Company Plotted Gas Plant in Small Pennsylvania Town — But No One Told Residents
Lawmakers helped with a plan to put the natural gas export facility in already polluted Chester, Pennsylvania.
Environment
The Right’s Desperate Push to Tank ESG and Avoid Disclosing Climate Risks
Pro-business politicians embraced the idea of so-called green investing — until the SEC suggested companies should report their full emissions.
Biden Fast-Tracked a Green Energy Mine in One of Earth’s Rarest Ecosystems. Arizona Locals Took It to Court.
Joe Biden approved the mine to extract minerals for green energy, but locals say it will threaten the biodiversity of the Patagonia Mountains.
Samuel Alito’s Wife Leased Land to an Oil and Gas Firm While the Justice Fought the EPA
A deal made by Alito’s wife with an energy company paints recent Supreme Court decisions on the environment in a damning light.
How Exxon Captured a Country Without Firing a Shot
Guyana is poised to become Exxon’s top global oil producer. Where the company ends and the government begins is increasingly unclear.
Voices
Dangerous Pathogens and Cruelty Law Violations at Perdue Subsidiary, Animal Rights Report Alleges
In conjunction with the release of an undercover investigation on the factory farm, the group DxE mounted an “open rescue” of birds from a slaughterhouse.
The Right-Wing War on Clean Air
As wildfire smoke hit the East Coast, Fox News claimed it was “perfectly healthy” to breathe.
The Feds Have Thousands of Stadium Lights on the Border. Switching Them On Would Devastate Desert Ecosystems.
The powerful lights mounted on the border wall threaten the dark skies that make southern Arizona a biodiversity hotspot.
Climate Change and Conflict Are Wreaking Havoc in Somalia
A historic drought, floods, and a widening war with al-Shabab have displaced more than a million people this year.
In a Gift to Polluting Industries, Supreme Court Rolls Back Clean Water Act Protections
Industries ranging from animal agriculture to mining to fossil fuel rallied in support of the Idaho couple behind Sackett v. EPA.