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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.
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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
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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
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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