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![An aerial photo of an LNG terminal on the Gulf Coast]()
![An aerial photo of an LNG terminal on the Gulf Coast]()
Santander has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in LNG buildout in the Gulf
The funds for the liquified natural gas terminals went against the bank’s own policy on fossil fuel investments.
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![Waves crash over a broken pier as people watch from a seawall during Tropical Storm Henri in New London, Connecticut, in August of 2021.]()
![Waves crash over a broken pier as people watch from a seawall during Tropical Storm Henri in New London, Connecticut, in August of 2021.]()
Connecticut wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil fuel projects
A new bill could impose a fee on any company insuring a fossil fuel project in the state.
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![People install solar panels in Florida]()
![People install solar panels in Florida]()
The IRA has injected $240 billion into clean energy. The US still needs more.
An analysis of the bill's impact shows that for every $1 the government invested, the private sector spent nearly $5.50.
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![Empty plastic cups on floor]()
Under pressure from activist investors, big brands agree to report and reduce plastics use
Shareholder advocacy groups have already won plastics-related concessions from companies including Disney, Hormel, and Choice Hotels.
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![digital collage of a factory with smokestacks being separated horizontally by a zipper from three one-hundred dollar bills]()
![digital collage of a factory with smokestacks being separated horizontally by a zipper from three one-hundred dollar bills]()
How to ‘decouple’ emissions from economic growth? These economists say you can’t.
At least, not fast enough to reach international climate targets.
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![A man in a blue shirt and red hat stands in a field with grasses and some small trees. He is pointing toward the tree line beyond the clearing.]()
![A man in a blue shirt and red hat stands in a field with grasses and some small trees. He is pointing toward the tree line beyond the clearing.]()
Who’s behind the destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado?
Some of the world's largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate, are paying the price.
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![circular cutout of top half of Seattle's Space Needle on top of bottom half of BP logo]()
![circular cutout of top half of Seattle's Space Needle on top of bottom half of BP logo]()
Washington’s key climate law is under attack. Big Oil wants it to survive.
How did a cap-and-trade program considered the "gold standard" gain the support of oil companies?
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![Man in yellow boots in floodwater]()
![Man in yellow boots in floodwater]()
Atmospheric rivers are battering California. Why don’t residents have flood insurance?
High costs, “disaster fatigue,” and regulatory gaps are all preventing Californians from getting the protection they need.
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![This is a photo of protestors holding a sign that says,]()
Campus divestment activists eye fossil fuel profits on stolen land
Grist investigation reveals 14 land-grant universities making millions off Indigenous land.
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![Construction on the Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Sabine Pass, Texas, in June 2023.]()
![Construction on the Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Sabine Pass, Texas, in June 2023.]()
The unlikely coalition behind Biden’s liquefied natural gas pivot
Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause.
