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Exxon lobbyists paid the 6 Democrats named in sting video nearly $333,000
A new analysis takes a wide look at the company’s influence in Arizona, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and West Virginia.
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A $100 billion promise holds the Paris Agreement together. Now, it’s coming apart.
Rich countries are failing to put the money behind their promises.
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Report: Corporate giants have been lobbying against their own emissions targets
Almost every S&P 100 company plans to reduce its emissions. But only 40% have lobbied for science-based climate policy.
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![Illustration: farmland with a barn and silos, corn, and a coal factory in the distance]()
The US is about to go all-in on paying farmers and foresters to trap carbon
The problem is, it’s unclear if “carbon offsets” even work.
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How to sabotage climate legislation? An Exxon lobbyist explains.
Joe Manchin, "shadow groups," and one really bad job interview.
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Detroit’s first new assembly line in 30 years will compound pollution in Black neighborhoods
Residents are fighting back against the environmental racism.
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How bankruptcy lets oil and gas companies evade cleanup rules
"It's basically bankruptcy for profit."
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US Southwest, already parched, sees ‘virtual water’ drain abroad
As the Colorado River Basin enters yet another year of drought, global companies are worsening the water crisis.
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Big Oil is awash in rainbows for Pride Month
Forget "greenwashing." Oil companies are going all Roy G. Biv.
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G7 nations committing billions more to fossil fuel than green energy
In spite of green rhetoric, money has piled into aviation and car industries since the start of pandemic, report finds.
