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EPA confirms Keystone XL fails climate test
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The EPA published comments on the State Department’s analysis of the environmental impact of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, today. Among other things, the EPA concluded…
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Presidents budget focuses on climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama’s $4 trillion FY2016 budget proposal aims to improve infrastructure and quality of life for the American middle class. The president’s budget would also increa…
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Exxon-Mobil announces mega-profits as president challenges Congress to end Big Oil subsidies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning Exxon-Mobil (NYSE: XOM) announced $32.5 billion in annual profits for 2014. Even with crude prices down from record highs, the largest oil company in the U.S. still r…
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Chevron continues to make a killing on crude
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chevron (NYSE: CVX) announced their annual profits for 2014. Even with oil prices down from record highs, Chevron’s $19.2 billion in profits rank it among the most profitable co…
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Senate wraps up one month of work for the Koch Bros and TransCanada with passage of KXL bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the Senate passed S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act, by a vote of 62-36. A similar bill passed the House three weeks ago. Differences between both versions…
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Despite dropping crude prices, black gold still buoys Shell in the Arctic
WASHINGTON, DC. — The Financial Times reported Shell’s (NYSE: RDS) annual profits for 2014, and even as oil prices came down from record highs, Shell’s 14 percent rise to $19.04 billion in profi…
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Coalition sues EPA for failing to address factory farm air pollution
Environmental, humane and community organizations seek action to protect public health, animals, and the environment WASHINGTON, D.C. –A coalition of environmental, humane and community organizatio…
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House attempts to undermine DOE and the environment by expediting natural gas exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed H.R. 351, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act by a vote of 277-133. The bill would expedite liquefied natural gas export application…
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Coalition statement on EPAs response to address aviation lead pollution
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a response to a petition filed by environmental groups urging the agency to address lead emissions from aviation gasoline �…
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Obama administration gifts Outer Continental Shelf to oil and gas interests
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today released the draft 2017-2022 program for new oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf. The current five-year program, set t…