Climate Accountability
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![High gas prices are displayed at a Shell station on March 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.]()
![High gas prices are displayed at a Shell station on March 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.]()
Shell directors sued for ‘failing to prepare company for net zero’
Environmental law organization ClientEarth brings action and urges other shareholders to join.
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![Honolulu and Waikiki Beach]()
![Honolulu and Waikiki Beach]()
Honolulu scores a win against Big Oil in climate change lawsuit
Out of over a dozen climate change cases filed nationwide, Honolulu’s lawsuit is leading the pack, attorneys say.
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![black and white photo of man in tux holding an envelope with a gold oil pump on it; red curtains in background]()
![black and white photo of man in tux holding an envelope with a gold oil pump on it; red curtains in background]()
Greenwashing for Big Oil? There’s an award for that.
Advertising agencies love getting awards. But not this one.
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![illustration of a large explosion on a beach with rocks and cliffs in the background]()
![illustration of a large explosion on a beach with rocks and cliffs in the background]()
The Air Force wants to blow up toxic military waste on a beach in Guam
A Indigenous-led community group says: See you in court.
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![collage: paint bucket pouring green paint on top of black and white oil rig with green circle in background]()
![collage: paint bucket pouring green paint on top of black and white oil rig with green circle in background]()
The massive disconnect between Big Oil’s words and actions, in data
A new study illustrates fossil fuel companies' greenwashing agenda.
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![Ships are docked along refinery facilities at the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.]()
![Ships are docked along refinery facilities at the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.]()
Congressional watchdog warns of climate threats to chemical plants
More than a third of risky U.S. chemical facilities face threats exacerbated by global warming, according to a new report.
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![Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces the co-founding of The Climate Pledge at the National Press Club on September 19, 2019 in Washington, DC.]()
![Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces the co-founding of The Climate Pledge at the National Press Club on September 19, 2019 in Washington, DC.]()
How Amazon is drastically undercounting its carbon footprint
A private report shows the loopholes Amazon uses to lessen its climate impact.
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![A horizontal drilling rig in Weld County, Colorado.]()
![A horizontal drilling rig in Weld County, Colorado.]()
Colorado has an abandoned oil well problem. Now it’s asking drillers to pay up.
Colorado’s new oil and gas bonding rules ask for hundreds of thousands of additional dollars — but still might not cover all potential costs.
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![Residential area adjacent to oil refinery]()
![Residential area adjacent to oil refinery]()
The White House excluded race from its environmental justice tool. We put it back in.
A Grist analysis shows how the ‘race-neutral’ screening tool can still prioritize communities of color.
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Who’s in charge of fixing the environment in eastern Oklahoma?
How a Supreme Court win for tribal sovereignty could have ripple effects on environmental protections across the country.
