The West Virginia senator owns up to $5 million in coal stock and is opposing climate change measures in his party’s budget package.
Joe Manchin May Block Federal Budget That Would Cost Him Coal Profits
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Environment
Journalism Should Reflect What the Science Says: The Climate Emergency Is Here
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It’s time for journalism to recognize that the climate emergency is here.
Oil and Gas Companies Get Enormous Welfare, Still Lay Off Workers and Enrich Executives
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Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) denounced fossil fuel companies for exploiting taxpayers and refusing to testify before her congressional subcommittee.
New Report: The Big Oil and ALEC Ploy for Getting Unions to Help Chill Climate Protests
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The Center for Media and Democracy released a new report today, “Using Unions to Carry Big Oil’s Water,” detailing how the fossil fuel industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council cynically use unions to win Democratic support for legislation that criminalizes and chills environmental protests under the guise of “worker safety.”
Leaking Oil and Gas Wells: A Ticking Time Bomb
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Wells left unplugged by oil and gas companies can emit methane, cause explosions, and leak chemicals that find their way into drinking water.
Now Is Our Last Best Chance to Confront the Climate Crisis
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With Joe Biden in office, a serious plan to combat climate change is finally in our sights — but the clock is ticking, and there is no more room for error.
Koch Industries Amassed 150 Penalties for State Environmental Violations in 20 States
By Don Wiener | at
Koch Industries and its subsidiaries have been fined for environmental regulatory violations in every state where they operate over the past 20 years, a new study by Good Jobs First shows.
Alaska Senator Mum on Haaland Vote, Has Financial Conflict of Interest
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GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan has up to $5 million invested in a family business that makes petroleum-derived products, some of which it sells to the fossil fuels industry.
Republicans Defended Oil and Gas Leases With Industry-Backed Study in Haaland Hearing
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Sens. John Barrasso and Cindy Hyde-Smith cited a study commissioned by the biggest oil and gas trade association in the U.S. as evidence for their criticisms of Deb Haaland, Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of the Interior, during a confirmation hearing last week.
Senators Criticizing Haaland’s Nomination Have Ties to Big Oil and Gas
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The congresswoman has faced hostile questioning from senators during her confirmation for interior secretary. Some of them are personally invested in fossil fuels.