Utilities
A historically Black town stood in the way of a pipeline – so developers claimed it was mostly white
When residents in Union Hill, Virginia, decried the pipeline as a form of environmental racism, the energy company insisted it wasn’t.
The Guardian
International
Guyana to seek better royalties and terms for future oil contracts
Country’s vice-president’s remarks after investigation highlighted concerns about ExxonMobil deal
International
Exxon’s oil drilling gamble off Guyana coast ‘poses major environmental risk’
Experts warn of potential for disaster as Exxon pursues 9bn barrels in sensitive marine ecosystem
Utilities
They fought for clean air. They didn’t know they were part of a gas industry campaign
Residents around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were paid to show support for natural gas trucks at community hearings
The Guardian
How big oil keeps a grip on New Mexico – with the help of a major lobbyist
Records show the firm FTI and its fossil fuel clients benefit from local government ties
Gulf Coast
Marathon Petroleum cut nearly 2,000 jobs – and reaped $2.1B in pandemic benefits
Marathon Petroleum received more tax benefits than any other US oil company while also cutting about 9% of its workforce
Gulf Coast
The Louisiana gas industry’s answer to lax safety enforcement? Loosen it more
Natural gas companies say they are being treated unfairly and are fighting to be absolved from reporting dangerous leaks
Utilities
Solar pushback: How US power firms try to make people pay for going green
In states like Kansas, energy companies want to impose charges on people who produce their own power with rooftop arrays
Gulf Coast
Bill seeks to make Louisiana ‘fossil fuel sanctuary’ in bid against Biden’s climate plans
Republicans and Democrats are introducing bills to push against Biden’s new restrictions on oil and gas companies
International
Why won’t this giant oil pipeline reveal its secret backers?
Expansion will stretch hundreds miles and is fiercely opposed by numerous groups – but despite repeated calls the Canadian government has not forced the pipeline reveal its insurers
The Guardian
New Mexico fights to escape powerful grip of big oil and gas
New Mexico seeks to become an economy less reliant on oil and gas, but the extractive industries continue to exert their might on the state and its people
The Guardian
Banks pledge to fight climate crisis – but their boards have deep links with fossil fuels
Analysis finds 77% of directors on boards of seven US banks have ties to ‘climate-conflicted’ groups, as banks continue to finance projects like the Line 3 oil pipeline
The Guardian
Natural but deadly: Huge gaps in US rules for wood-stove smoke exposed
The government spent millions subsidizing new wood heaters supposed to burn more cleanly. But an investigation has discovered critical flaws
The Guardian
Republicans' new favorite study trashes Biden's climate plans – but who's behind it?
Wyoming representative Liz Cheney says the study proves Biden’s policies would destroy state economies. But it has the oil and gas industry’s fingerprints all over it
Gulf Coast
A Texas city had a bold new climate plan – until a gas company got involved
The fossil fuel industry is using the same playbook to fight city climate plans around the country