Gulf Coast
What hinders Louisiana’s shift toward renewable energy? Voters say their congressional leaders
Despite generally liking renewable energy, the majority of Louisiana voters oppose efforts to shift the state away from oil and gas.
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Power Play
Leaked: US power companies secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy
Leaked: U.S. power companies secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy One industry consulting firm has influenced politics across Florida, Alabama and at least six other states.
Power Play
Firm working for FPL took control of news site, let execs influence coverage, records show
Political consulting firm Matrix also considered purchasing or creating other news sites, records show.
International
How a conservative US network undermined Indigenous energy rights in Canada
Internal documents explain why oil and gas interests would benefit from a key Indigenous declaration being ‘defeated’.
LNG
How the gas industry aims to rebrand as ‘clean’ energy to appeal to Black and Latino voters
Pipeline companies facing opposition in blue states have launched a $10m PR campaign targeting the Democratic base.
Power Play
A Florida power company didn’t like a journalist’s commentary. Its consultants had him followed
Consultants for Florida Power & Light, the largest electric utility in the US, conducted surveillance on a Jacksonville journalist
Gulf Coast
Industrial water use threatens Louisiana capital’s drinking water
Unchecked water use by companies like Exxon risks saltwater intrusion and undrinkable tap water.
Utilities
Why is eco-conscious California spending millions to support natural gas?
A Los Angeles-area air board faces questions over grant spending amid some of the worst air pollution in the US.
Gulf Coast
Louisiana legislator pushes bills benefiting the oil and gas industry — and her husband
Internal emails show Louisiana state senator Sharon Hewitt worked on a bill with a company that had financial ties to her spouse.
Gulf Coast
Texas stumbles in its effort to punish green financial firms
Fossil fuels power the Texas economy, accounting for some 14% of gross state product between 2019 and 2020. Now, Texas is the first state in the nation to pass anti-divestment laws for fossil fuels.
Utilities
The $287 million pipeline no one needed? How Spire's ambitions almost left St. Louis without heat
The gas company sowed panic in a bare-knuckle marketing campaign after a court ordered the shutdown of its STL pipeline.
Gulf Coast
In Texas, thousands in fines paid by oil and gas polluters benefit the fossil fuel industry
The state allows a portion of fines to be directed to projects that remediate environmental harm. Some of those projects benefit the companies that are being penalized.
International
Uganda oil project casts shadow over Total’s eco-friendly image
French energy firm plans to drill in national park and build 900-mile pipeline in sensitive environments.
Gulf Coast
Oil workers on foreign-flagged ships are at the mercy of corporations
Loopholes in U.S. law allow oil and gas companies to evade labor and environmental regulations and avoid compensating injured workers.
The Guardian
‘They criminalize us’: How felony charges are weaponized against pipeline protesters
Twenty states have passed laws that criminalize protesting, including on infrastructure including pipelines. In Minnesota, at least 66 felony theft charges against Line 3 protesters remain open.
Utilities
Winter gas bill from hell: Oklahomans face paying $1.4 billion over snowstorm
Customers saddled with paying 600 times the usual price for energy as regulators are accused of being too close to the industry they monitor.