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This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.A Transformer Is Headed to the MoonThe flood-prone city of Hoboken, New Jersey, sued Exxon, Chevron, and other oil companies three years ago, hoping to put them on trial for deceiving the public. Like other lawsuits set in motion by “Exxon Knew” investigations, Hoboken made the case that they breached state consumer protection laws by hiding the risks of burning fossil fuels.But the lawsuit recently took a novel twist. Hoboken’s…

If an environmental law professor at a prominent university—who makes more than $350,000 a year advising a major oil and gas company—helps that company set up meetings with the federal government, is that lobbying? This is the question surrounding Harvard law professor Jody Freeman, who has come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks for her paid position on the board of ConocoPhillips, as the Guardian and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) reported this week.Robinhood App Lays Off 9% of StaffAccording to…

Gas prices on October 03, 2022 in San Bruno, California.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)It can be hard to understand what the hell is going on with the global energy market. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March, the news has been a non-stop churn of confusing updates about oil prices, gas supply, and a stew of acronyms (OPEC? SPR?). The whole thing can be intimidating to think about, even to energy reporters and folks who think about this issue professionally. “It’s one of the most confusing and…

A line delivered by Danny Devito’s Penguin character in the 1992 film Batman Returns is one of the references cited in Chevron’s brief.Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP (Getty Images)Big Oil wants you to believe that, because climate change was mentioned in children’s cartoons and a Batman movie in the 1990s, companies like Chevron hold no responsibilities for the current climate crisis.02:49Guess How Much Crypto's Been Stolen Lately? Part 2Today 10:45AMThat’s the gist of abrief filed by Chevron in Hawaii’s First Circuit Court,…

Five of the world’s biggest fossil fuel giants aren’t putting their money where their mouths are. Shell, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies are all spending hundreds of millions of dollars each year to look better on climate change—while at the same time investing a relative pittancein their own company-identified, low-carbon or renewable energy activities, according to a new report.The analysis from InfluenceMap, a UK-based climate think-tank, found that an average of 60% of 2021 public communications from the…

The U.S. Department of the Interior is restarting sales oil and gas drilling leases on federal land this week for the first time since President Joe Biden took office—and after he promised on the campaign trail to end new federal fossil fuel leasing. Beginning Wednesday and Thursday, more than 140,000 acres of federal land in eight states will be on sale to the petroleum industry, according to a DOI press release.A huge majority of the new lease area is in Wyoming, where 131,771 acres are up for grabs, according to the…

New Environmental Protection Agency rules promise to give a significant boost to what is becoming known as the methane mitigation industry. The EPA rules are expected to be finalized within the next year and would affect hundreds of thousands of wells, storage tanks and natural-gas processing plants. They could require companies to replace leaky, older equipment and buy new monitoring tools to sharply reduce emissions of methane, a planet-warming gas that traps more heat than carbon dioxide. The proposed…