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Insurance giant Chubb drops toxic Rio Grande LNG project following community pressure
The move is a massive win for frontline communities and the planet WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 7, 2024)–In a significant victory for environmental justice communities, insurance giant Chubb has dropped its…
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Greenpeace USA responds to new energy permitting legislation in Congress
Manchin’s new legislation in Congress is a fossil-fueled nightmare WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2024)–In response to United States Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) bringing forth the Energy…
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Briefing: Department of Energy must take steps to prevent industry bias in updated LNG analyses
The DOE Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management (FECM) has repeatedly commissioned studies on LNG exports from consultants with clear oil and gas industry bias. These studies have failed…
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The Gulf Coast’s Battles Against Climate Change and LNG
This post was researched and written by our Summer Research Intern, Marta Tobar. Across the US and the world, climate change is causing our weather to become more volatile –…
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FERC makes disastrous choice to approve Calcasieu Pass 2
If constructed, Calcasieu Pass 2 would generate nearly 20 times the annual emissions produced by the Willow Project in Alaska. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (June 27, 2024)–In response to the…
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The fossil fuel industry ramps up efforts to avoid accountability for climate impacts in court, while simultaneously suing environmental organizations and activists
The Supreme Court as Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn as the 116th Supreme Court justice and the first Black woman to serve on the high court. Jackson, a former public…
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President Biden: restricting asylum at the border is a step backwards for climate justice
Justice for migrants is climate justice WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (June 5, 2024)–Yesterday, President Biden issued an executive action restricting the number of asylum seekers at the United States-Mexico border.…
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New Research: DOE Ties to Gas Industry Insiders Used to Make the Case for Soaring LNG Exports
The standards used to evaluate LNG export applications have never been clearly articulated to the public, drawing skepticism from environmental justice advocates and frontline communities impacted by the LNG industry.…
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Department of Energy used gas industry insiders and consultants to build the case for soaring LNG exports
Overview For roughly the past decade, in the absence of a specifically articulated policy for reviewing liquefied natural gas (LNG) export applications, the Department of Energy (DOE) has adopted a…
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Texas is on fire while oil companies are fueling the flames of climate chaos
WASHINGTON, DC (February 29, 2024)- Reacting to the massive fires in the Texas Panhandle, the largest in Texas’ history and burning through 1.1 million hectares: Ian Duff, Head of Greenpeace’s…