California Unveils Bill to Force Polluters to Pay for Climate-Driven Disasters The state joins a wave of similar efforts across the country to hold fossil fuel companies accountable By Dana Drugmand February 21, 2025 In this story: climate change, climate adaptation, oil, environmental law, methane gas
Big Oil and Gas Goes Long With Super Bowl Greenwashing Fossil fuel sponsorships are just one example of rampant “sportswashing” By Dana Drugmand February 5, 2025 In this story: sports, fossil fuels, oil, methane gas
President Biden's Last Push to Cement His Conservation Legacy New monuments, drilling restrictions, and species protections could have lasting benefits By Ethan Freedman January 19, 2025 In this story: federal policy, oil, endangered species, monuments
Lawsuits Against Big Oil for Climate Harm and Deception Can Proceed SCOTUS denies petitions that would have blocked the cases from moving forward By Dana Drugmand January 14, 2025 In this story: Supreme Court, climate change, environmental law, oil, Global Climate Breakdown
The Past, Present, and Contested Future of LNG Terminals Along the Gulf Coast Gas export terminals have hollowed out communities in Texas and Louisiana—but some residents are fighting back By Delaney Nolan December 14, 2024 In this story: liquefied natural gas, dirty fuels
What's the Sierra Club Been Up To Lately? Alerts, campaign updates, and victories from Sierra Club volunteers and staff By Lindsey Botts December 12, 2024 In this story: Roundup, current events, dirty fuels
Voters in Washington State Are Set to Decide the Future of Fossil Gas A hedge fund millionaire and the gas industry unite to stall the clean energy transition By Akielly Hu October 13, 2024 In this story: dirty fuels
The Nation’s Biggest Utilities Are Lagging on Fossil Fuel Phaseout The Sierra Club’s “Dirty Truth” report found that most aren’t taking action on their climate goals By Lily Carey October 9, 2024 In this story: clean energy, dirty energy, utilities
ExxonMobil Lied About Plastics Recycling, Lawsuits Claim The State of California and environmental groups including the Sierra Club say the petrochemical giant always knew recycling wouldn’t work By Edward Humes September 24, 2024 In this story: plastic, recycling, toxics, oil, sustainability
Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Are a Huge Source of Greenhouse Gases This company is racing to fix Pennsylvania's leaking wells By Nick Keppler September 18, 2024 In this story: oil, dirty fuels