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Despite Pledges on Tribal Relations and Climate, Biden Declines to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline

Critics of the Dakota Access and Line 3 pipelines urge President Joe Biden to "Build Back Fossil Free" at the Army Corps of Engineers headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2021. The protest included a 200-foot-long black snake, representing the threats the projects pose to Indigenous communities. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Biden Admin. to Decide Dakota Access Pipeline's Fate in Friday Court Hearing

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Indigenous youth from Dakota march to the White House on April 1, 2021 to demand that President Joe Biden shut down the Dakota Access and Line 3 pipelines. (Photo: Lenin Nolly/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

"The government and its pliers the Army Corps have been playing with First Nations people and we are tired of it."

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Sanders Slams Big Oil CEO Who Refuses to Testify at Senate Climate Hearing

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

A gas flare at a petroleum refinery in Norco, Louisiana lights up the sky on August 21, 2019. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

"These companies are producing a significant percentage of the carbon that we...

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Dozens of Democrats Urge Biden to Take 'Critical Step' of Shutting Down Dakota Access Pipeline

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"By shutting down this illegal pipeline, you can continue to show your...

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Nominee for EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, speaks at the Queen theater on December 19, 2020 in Wilmington, DE. President-elect Joe Biden announced his climate and energy team that will advance an ambitious agenda to address the issues of climate change. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

EPA Chief Purging Trump-Era Advisors to 'Focus on Science and Reduce Industry Influence'

There are over 1,100 oil-producing wells in the McKittrick oil field, just north of the town of McKittrick, California. (Photo: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Big Oil's Embrace of Carbon Pricing Called PR Ploy to 'Avoid Real, Effective Climate Action'

Silhouette of a man is seen in front of Amazon and Apple logos on September 5, 2018.

Fending Off Antitrust Push, Tech Giants Now Biggest Spenders on DC Lobbying

A liquid petroleum tanker vessel on a refinery berth. Demand for oil has fallen so drastically during the coronavirus pandemic that companies are storing millions of barrels of oil in off-shore tankers. (Photo: Peter Titmuss/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

'Good Day to Be a Human Being': Activists Welcome Cancellation of Texas LNG Terminal

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football club's chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi (L) and the Executive Vice President of Emirates company Thierry Antinori present a PSG jersey, reading "Parisians and Champions", during a press conference on May 17, 2012 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. (Photo: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)

Climate Polluters Pour Billions Into Hundreds of 'Sportswashing' Sponsorships: Report

A large power line lies across a Chevron gas station following the passage of Hurricane Laura through Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 27, 2020. (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

'First-of-Its-Kind' FTC Complaint Filed Against Chevron for Climate Lies

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) asks questions during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on December 2, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

'Don't Patronize Me': Katie Porter Tears Into Oil Exec for Claiming His Industry Doesn't Get Special Tax Breaks

Deb Haaland, nominee to be Interior Secretary, attends President Joe Biden's inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

Schumer Vows to Push Through 'Republican Obstruction' and Confirm Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary

California Governor Gavin Newsom wears a face mask as he prepares to give a briefing after touring a Covid-19 vaccination site on February 22, 2021 in Long Beach. (Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Avowed Climate Champion Gavin Newsom Sued for 'Completely Unacceptable' Approval of Oil and Gas Projects in California

Edit Krnanska, age 7, splashes and plays in floodwaters around the city dock in Annapolis, Maryland on July 23, 2018. (Photo: Marvin Joseph/<em>The Washington Post</em> via Getty Images)

Coastal Annapolis Becomes 25th US Community to File Climate Suit That Aims to #MakePollutersPay

Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.), President Joe Biden's nominee for interior secretary, speaks during her Senate confirmation hearing on February 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Jim Watson-Pool/Getty Images)

After Trump Was Allowed to Let Lobbyist Run Interior Dept., Manchin Called to 'Do What's Right' and Confirm Haaland

Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman (D-Pa.) delivers an introduction for Governor Tom Wolf during an inaugural ceremony on January 15, 2019 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Democrat John Fetterman Takes 'No Fossil Fuel' Pledge for US Senate Run

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Furious that Arctic-trashing Shell is using kid-friendly LEGO to clean up its image - reportedly selling 16 million Shell-branded toys worth $116 million - Greenpeace has begun a campaign aimed at pressuring LEGO to end the sketchy partnership. Protests at England's Legloland, and a darkly stunning new ad in which an idyllic Arctic, huskies and all, drowns in oil.

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350.org

Minnesota’s Climate Fraud Suit Against Exxon, Koch, API Belongs in State Court, Judge Rules

Center for Biological Diversity

More Than 100 Conservation Groups, Businesses Urge Interior’s Haaland to Reject Oil-drilling in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve

Accountable.US

Don’t Trust API to Address the Climate Crisis

Sierra Club

New Report: World’s 60 Largest Banks Have Poured $3.8 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Agreement; Climate Groups Sound Alarm as Financing for Fossil Fuel Expansion Continues to Rise

Center for Biological Diversity

Congress Urged to Overturn Trump Administration Rule That Prioritizes Oil, Gas Over Protecting Gulf of Mexico Corals

Earthworks

Accountability Groups File First of Its Kind FTC Complaint Against Chevron for Misleading Consumers on Climate Action

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Cynthia Kaufman, Miriam Eide

Investing in Destruction: California Teachers Pension Money Should Not Be Funding Line 3

Elana Sulakshana

5 Ways Liberty Mutual is Threatening Communities and Our Climate

Basav Sen

The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Turning to Far-Right Authoritarians

Chairman Okoloise

For Biden's Climate Diplomacy to Be Successful Abroad, It Will Need Address the Abusive Activities of U.S. Oil Companies in Africa

Woody Hastings

A Tale of Two Cities: One Planning for the 2050s, the Other for the 1950s

Juan Cole

As Solar, Wind Costs Plummet, Coal, Gas Vastly Over-Priced in Bubble That Could Burst Worse Than 2008

Yousef Rabhi, Anna Hansen

We Are Local Leaders Uniting to Hold Climate Polluters Accountable

Andy Rowell

John Kerry Tells Big Oil to Stop Resisting Energy Transition or "You’re Going to End up on the Wrong Side of This Battle."

Fabian Flues, Cecilia Olivet

This Obscure Energy Treaty Is the Greatest Threat to the Planet You’ve Never Heard Of

Chris Hedges

The Age of Social Murder