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Kern County is already super polluted, but it wants to fast-track 67,000 oil and gas wells.
Wildcat speculators, big oil companies, and state officials alike have been salivating over the Uinta Basin’s rich oil deposits for years.
Biden schooled Trump on environmental justice during the second presidential debate.
Using machine learning, we found that states are grossly undercounting orphan wells.
Most of our energy is squandered as heat. This technology turns it into electricity.
In Florida, Michigan, and Oregon, three millennial Democrats believe climate action will be a winning issue with conservative voters.
It’s always good news for the environment when a coal plant closes — but when a state’s only coal-fired power plant shuts down? That’s a true milestone.
Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff, and increasingly angry advocates.
Early results show progressives are doing surprisingly well in Kentucky and New York.
