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For the first time in a century, the US is raising fees for drilling on federal lands

The Biden administration's new proposal makes drilling for oil on public lands a lot more expensive.

Naveena Sadasivam Regulation July 21, 2023

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In 2023, organized labor became core to the climate movement

In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together.

Katie Myers Labor December 19, 2023

A group of people in a field with a sign that says Save Our Farmland

This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won

Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.

Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder Energy June 22, 2025

A court struck down local gas bans — so Seattle and other cities are getting creative

Amid an uncertain legal landscape, lawmakers are finding new ways to electrify buildings.

Akielly Hu Buildings December 18, 2023

A sea of black solar panels covers a grass field

‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.

Jeff St. John, Canary Media Energy March 29, 2026

a woman in pink holds a sign that says "no wai no life"

Water protectors in Hawaiʻi took on the US military and won

After 93,000 people were exposed to jet fuel-laced water, federal officials are finally cleaning up a leaking petroleum storage facility.

Anita Hofschneider Global Indigenous Affairs Desk October 19, 2023

A group of men in green military hats shoot guns at a village

Fortress Conservation: A Legacy of Violence

From California to the Congo, policymakers have long sacrificed Indigenous peoples in the name of conservation.

Gord Hill Indigenous Affairs April 12, 2023

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Why the White House’s environmental justice tool is still disappointing advocates

New changes “ended up making the program less focused on people of color than it originally was,” one advocate said.

Naveena Sadasivam Equity February 27, 2023

Enormous plume of black smoke billowing up into the sky behind houses on a residential street

‘This is absurd’: Train cars that derailed in Ohio were labeled non-hazardous

Ohio governor calls on Congress to investigate how that could happen.

John McCracken Accountability February 15, 2023

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