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Study confirms Hurricane Helene fueled by Big Oil’s emissions: Greenpeace calls for climate polluters to pay
The evidence is overwhelming: climate change is fueling the extreme weather patterns we are witnessing worldwide. Justice Treadway retrieves his friend Bonnie O’Neil’s belongings from her parent’s destroyed mobile home…
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Communities bear the cost: The aftermath of hurricane helene and Big Oil’s lack of accountability
Greenpeace USA’s response to the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene. Getty Images| WASHINGTON, DC (October 2, 2024)–In response to the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, Rolf Skar, National Campaigns Director,…
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New research from Greenpeace USA and Sierra Club links air pollution from LNG terminals to major public health costs
The briefing adds to the mounting body of evidence showing that LNG exports are not in the public interest WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 14, 2024)–A new analysis, Permit to Kill, released…
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Permit To kill: Potential health and economic impacts from U.S. LNG export terminal permitted emissions
Research from Sierra Club and Greenpeace USA shows that permitted emissions from LNG terminals are associated with major public health costs.
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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…
