Energy & Fuel

S Dakota Backs Off Harsh New Protest Law and ‘Riot-Boosting’ Penalties

"South Dakota officials have agreed to walk back parts of the state's new anti-protest laws that opponents say were meant to target Native American and environmental advocates who speak out against the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline."

Source: InsideClimate News, 10/25/2019

Massachusetts Sues Exxon Over Climate Change, Accuses Oil Giant of Fraud

"Oil giant ExxonMobil, already fighting a climate-related investor fraud case in New York, was hit with a second lawsuit late Thursday: The Massachusetts Attorney General is accusing the company of defrauding investors and threatening the world economy."

Source: InsideClimate News, 10/25/2019

"Government Loophole Gave Oil Companies $18 Billion Windfall"

"The United States government has lost billions of dollars of oil and gas revenue to fossil-fuel companies because of a loophole in a decades-old law, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday, offering the first detailed accounting of the consequences of a misstep by lawmakers that is expected to continue costing taxpayers for decades to come."

Source: NY Times, 10/25/2019

Exxon Sowed Doubt About Climate Crisis, House Dems Hear In Testimony

"House Democrats on Wednesday laid out four decades of evidence that oil behemoth Exxon knew since the 1970s that the burning of fossil fuels was heating the planet and intentionally sowed doubt about the climate crisis."

Source: Guardian, 10/24/2019
November 5, 2019

NPF Webinar: Covering Clean Energy and Politics

In this free National Press Foundation webinar (1:00-2:00 p.m. EST), we will help journalists understand clean energy and climate change and the resources you’ll need to cover these issues in an election year. Topics to be covered include global trends and challenges, fuel diversity, and government incentives and pressures.

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