After Getting Willow Project Wrong, Biden Must Get These Climate and Public Lands Decisions Right ArticleMar 17, 2023 After Getting Willow Project Wrong, Biden Must Get These Climate and Public Lands Decisions Right President Biden and his team must cement new protections for U.S. lands and waters, secure additional climate progress, and prevent bad decisions such as the Willow project from happening again. Mar 17, 2023 Drew McConville, Jenny Rowland-Shea
Project Decisions in Alaska Will Help Define Biden’s Conservation and Climate Legacy ArticleNov 22, 2022 Project Decisions in Alaska Will Help Define Biden’s Conservation and Climate Legacy From a potential Arctic oil drilling hub to a mine that threatens one of the world’s most productive salmon fisheries, a series of upcoming project decisions in Alaska are poised to shape the Biden administration’s conservation and climate legacy. Nov 22, 2022 Drew McConville, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Michael Freeman
4 Reasons the Willow Oil Project Is Unfit for Approval ArticleAug 9, 2022 4 Reasons the Willow Oil Project Is Unfit for Approval President Biden must reject ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil drilling project to sustain progress toward achieving the administration’s ambitious climate goals. Aug 9, 2022 Jenny Rowland-Shea
As Energy Prices Skyrocket, Congress Must Return the Oil and Gas Industry’s Windfall Profits to the American People ArticleApr 6, 2022 As Energy Prices Skyrocket, Congress Must Return the Oil and Gas Industry’s Windfall Profits to the American People Congress should enact a temporary tax on windfall profits from the oil and gas companies that are raking in record profits at a time of crisis-level energy prices. Apr 6, 2022 Seth Hanlon, Trevor Higgins
The Oil and Gas Industry’s Dangerous Answer to Climate Change ArticleAug 25, 2021 The Oil and Gas Industry’s Dangerous Answer to Climate Change Companies are resorting to extreme measures to protect their own operations from the effects of climate change, even as their lobbyists stall reform. Aug 25, 2021 Sahir Doshi
Permanent Protections for Bristol Bay Would Be a Win for Tribes, Climate Action, and the Alaska Economy ArticleJun 3, 2021 Permanent Protections for Bristol Bay Would Be a Win for Tribes, Climate Action, and the Alaska Economy By taking action to protect the watershed of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery, the EPA can support indigenous-led conservation and a robust economy in the region. Jun 3, 2021 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Sally Hardin, Miriam Goldstein
The Biden Administration Is Fulfilling Its Conservation Promises in the First 100 Days ArticleApr 30, 2021 The Biden Administration Is Fulfilling Its Conservation Promises in the First 100 Days The White House and U.S. Department of the Interior have made quick progress on increasing conservation ambition, addressing climate change, and strengthening tribal consultation in the first 100 days. Apr 30, 2021 Jenny Rowland-Shea
How Infrastructure Reform Can Prioritize Ocean Climate Action ReportApr 26, 2021 How Infrastructure Reform Can Prioritize Ocean Climate Action As the Biden administration and Congress pursue ambitious infrastructure investments, they should look to the ocean to build a clean energy future. Apr 26, 2021 Rennie Meyers, Alexandra Carter, Miriam Goldstein
Blocking Access to Scarce Water Supply Can Stop Oil Companies From Drilling the Arctic Refuge ArticleSep 15, 2020 Blocking Access to Scarce Water Supply Can Stop Oil Companies From Drilling the Arctic Refuge Building a massive seawater treatment plant along the Arctic Refuge’s coastline is among the many regulatory and technical hurdles that the oil industry is likely to have to clear. Sep 15, 2020 Kate Kelly, Sally Hardin, Jenny Rowland-Shea
Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan Would Be an Environmental Disaster ArticleOct 23, 2019 Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan Would Be an Environmental Disaster The Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan would be disastrous for the environment, leading to seven times more carbon pollution than the entire United States emits each year and causing nearly 100 large oil spills over the next 30 years. Oct 23, 2019 Margaret Cooney, Mary Ellen Kustin
Trump Administration Is Suppressing Science and Public Opinion to Drill the Arctic Refuge ArticleJun 26, 2019 Trump Administration Is Suppressing Science and Public Opinion to Drill the Arctic Refuge A new CAP analysis finds near unanimous public opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; yet the Trump administration still seems intent to pursue the lease sale. Jun 26, 2019 Jenny Rowland-Shea, Sung Chung
The Most Powerful Arctic Oil Lobby Group You’ve Never Heard Of ReportAug 9, 2018 The Most Powerful Arctic Oil Lobby Group You’ve Never Heard Of The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation spent more than half a million dollars in 2017 to convince Congress to allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Aug 9, 2018 Sally Hardin, Jenny Rowland-Shea
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