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Chevron is one of 293 corporations said to be at risk of net-zero greenwashing, according to a new InfluenceMap study. Credit:
us/More than Half of World’s Largest Companies’ Net Zero Pledges Are False Promises, Study Finds
By Dana Drugmand
on
An InfluenceMap analysis finds many corporate climate vows do not match companies’ actual lobbying around climate-related policies.
A yellow, black, and red metal sign warning of a buried carbon dioxide pipeline in arid rural country with hills and a few shrubs.
Local Governments and Grassroots Activists Stop Spate of US Carbon Capture Pipelines
By Taylor Noakes
on
But Biden administration’s vast funding for CCS projects continues, despite experts’ claims that the technology is not a viable climate mitigation solution.
Protest sign against Air Products' project that aims to turn Lake Maurepas into a CO2 disposal site. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/The Carbon Capture Sector's Community-Involvement Rhetoric Doesn't Match Reality
By Dana Drugmand
on
Community groups opposed to carbon capture and storage projects claim the industry is ignoring local engagement and consent.
The Sheraton Boardwalk at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu in late January 2020. Credit: Tony Webster TO (CC BY 2.0)
us/Honolulu’s Climate Suit Against Big Oil Advances Towards Trial
By Dana Drugmand
on
The Hawaii Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ appeal, allowing the case to proceed to discovery.
Plastic bottles wait for recycling. Credit: Rawpixel
us/New Report Calls Out Chemical Recycling as a ‘False Solution’ to the Plastics Crisis
By Dana Drugmand
on
Just 11 facilities are currently operational in the U.S. and they process a tiny fraction of the nation’s plastic waste, the report finds.
Hunger strike organizer Diane Wilson kayaks with the Point Comfort, Texas, Formosa plastics plant in the background. Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
us/Frontline Communities Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Plastics Giant Formosa
By Sara Sneath
on
Strikers are seeking justice for victims of a 2016 toxic spill in Vietnam, caused by the Taiwan-based company.
Boating on New Haven Harbor
us/A Judge Has Rejected Shell's Latest Attempt to Dismiss a Connecticut Climate Lawsuit
By Dana Drugmand
on
Shell's fuel and chemical terminal in New Haven isn't ready to withstand extreme storms and flooding, activist lawyers have charged.
Three barges fill up at Cheniere Energy's liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Sabine Pass in Louisiana, September 30, 2023. Credit: Julie Dermansky/Flight made possible by Southwings
us/Activists Decry FERC Rush to Construct LNG Gas Terminal, Say Permits for More Potential ‘Train Wreck’
By Julie Dermansky
on
Aerial photos of LNG terminals and a failing salt dome are reminders that fossil fuel industry activity puts the environment at grave risk.
A message to divest is displayed in New York City's Union Square in June 2023. Credit: Climate Clock
us/California Pension Funds Have Billions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies Named in State's Lawsuit
By Dana Drugmand
on
CalPERS and CalSTRS have yet to shed their gas and oil holdings.
'No' campaigner Warren Mundine has ties to the Atlas Network. Credit: Advance Australia YouTube
A Secretive Network Is Fighting Indigenous Rights in Australia and Canada, Expert Says
By Geoff Dembicki
on
It’s all part of a global playbook from the U.S.-based Atlas Network to protect the profits of fossil fuel and mining companies, argues a Sydney researcher.

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us/More than Half of World’s Largest Companies’ Net Zero Pledges Are False Promises, Study Finds
ByDana Drugmand
on
An InfluenceMap analysis finds many corporate climate vows do not match companies’ actual lobbying around climate-related policies.
Chevron is one of 293 corporations said to be at risk of net-zero greenwashing, according to a new InfluenceMap study. Credit:
Local Governments and Grassroots Activists Stop Spate of US Carbon Capture Pipelines
ByTaylor Noakes
on
But Biden administration’s vast funding for CCS projects continues, despite experts’ claims that the technology is not a viable climate mitigation solution.
A yellow, black, and red metal sign warning of a buried carbon dioxide pipeline in arid rural country with hills and a few shrubs.
us/The Carbon Capture Sector's Community-Involvement Rhetoric Doesn't Match Reality
ByDana Drugmand
on
Community groups opposed to carbon capture and storage projects claim the industry is ignoring local engagement and consent.
Protest sign against Air Products' project that aims to turn Lake Maurepas into a CO2 disposal site. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/Honolulu’s Climate Suit Against Big Oil Advances Towards Trial
ByDana Drugmand
on
The Hawaii Supreme Court denied fossil fuel companies’ appeal, allowing the case to proceed to discovery.
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
The Sheraton Boardwalk at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu in late January 2020. Credit: Tony Webster TO (CC BY 2.0)
us/New Report Calls Out Chemical Recycling as a ‘False Solution’ to the Plastics Crisis
ByDana Drugmand
on
Just 11 facilities are currently operational in the U.S. and they process a tiny fraction of the nation’s plastic waste, the report finds.
Plastic bottles wait for recycling. Credit: Rawpixel
us/Frontline Communities Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Plastics Giant Formosa
BySara Sneath
on
Strikers are seeking justice for victims of a 2016 toxic spill in Vietnam, caused by the Taiwan-based company.
Hunger strike organizer Diane Wilson kayaks with the Point Comfort, Texas, Formosa plastics plant in the background. Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
us/A Judge Has Rejected Shell's Latest Attempt to Dismiss a Connecticut Climate Lawsuit
ByDana Drugmand
on
Shell's fuel and chemical terminal in New Haven isn't ready to withstand extreme storms and flooding, activist lawyers have charged.
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
Boating on New Haven Harbor
us/Activists Decry FERC Rush to Construct LNG Gas Terminal, Say Permits for More Potential ‘Train Wreck’
ByJulie Dermansky
on
Aerial photos of LNG terminals and a failing salt dome are reminders that fossil fuel industry activity puts the environment at grave risk.
Three barges fill up at Cheniere Energy's liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Sabine Pass in Louisiana, September 30, 2023. Credit: Julie Dermansky/Flight made possible by Southwings
us/California Pension Funds Have Billions Invested in Fossil Fuel Companies Named in State's Lawsuit
ByDana Drugmand
on
CalPERS and CalSTRS have yet to shed their gas and oil holdings.
A message to divest is displayed in New York City's Union Square in June 2023. Credit: Climate Clock
A Secretive Network Is Fighting Indigenous Rights in Australia and Canada, Expert Says
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
It’s all part of a global playbook from the U.S.-based Atlas Network to protect the profits of fossil fuel and mining companies, argues a Sydney researcher.
'No' campaigner Warren Mundine has ties to the Atlas Network. Credit: Advance Australia YouTube