July 29, 2022
Today, Exxon, Chevron, and Shell reported a record combined quarterly profit of $46 billion, as families continue to face sky-high energy costs and inflation primarily driven by the cost of fossil fuels.
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July 18, 2022
Yesterday, House Bill 2644 became law as part of a budget deal Governor Wolf struck with the General Assembly.
June 28, 2022
Today, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals rejected environmental groups' challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s proposed Southgate extension that is meant to extend the beleaguered mainline into North Carolina.
June 22, 2022
This morning, President Biden called on Congress to support a suspension of the federal gas tax in an attempt to ease the pain Americans are facing at the pump. Gas has reached record high prices in recent months, as oil companies have limited production and used inflation and the war in Ukraine as cover to jack up prices and bring in record profits.
Surprise, Surprise: Oil and Gas Lobbyists Think the Solution to All Our Problems is More Oil and Gas
June 14, 2022
Washington, DC – Today, the American Petroleum Institute (API) released a new 10-point plan laying out policy demands for expanded oil and gas production in response to current high fossil fuel prices and geopolitical instability.
In response, Sierra Club Senior Director of Energy Campaigns Kelly Sheehan released the following statement:
June 8, 2022
The Kern County Superior Court issued a significant ruling that declared Kern County’s environmental review of its 2021 oil and gas ordinance violated the state’s bedrock environmental protection law by failing to address serious environmental harms.
May 19, 2022
An inspector from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District confirmed that two idled oil wells next to residential neighborhoods in Bakersfield are leaking massive volumes of methane. One well showed emissions at a minimum of 50,000 parts per million (ppm), the maximum level the inspector’s device could record, and another well at the same site is leaking methane at or over 20,000 ppm.
May 19, 2022
Today, House Democrats voted to pass the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. Introduced by Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), the bill would crack down on oil and gas companies that are price-gouging consumers.
May 18, 2022
Six months after two rulemaking petitions to raise oil and gas bonds were voted through by the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board, petitioners are still calling on the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to produce reports that evaluate the petitions and provide recommendations on whether the EQB should approve the actions requested.
12 de mayo de 2022
El Departamento del Interior de la administración Biden anunció anoche que no va a celebrar tres ventas programadas de arrendamientos de perforaciones costeras en el Golfo de México y las costas de Alaska.
17 de abril de 2022
La Oficina Federal de Gestión de Terrenos Anunció que reanudará el arrendamiento para explotaciones de petróleo y gas en terrenos públicos, violando una promesa electoral de acabar con esta práctica e incumpliendo la promesa de reducir las emisiones de efecto invernadero.
31 de marzo de 2022
El Presidente Biden anunció hoy esfuerzos para abordar la subida de los precios de los combustibles y escasez de la cadena de distribución tras la invasión rusa de Ucrania.