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In Greenland, the Ice Doesn’t Just Flow, It Quivers and Quakes

February 6, 2025February 7, 2025RAYMOND ZHONGComments Off on In Greenland, the Ice Doesn’t Just Flow, It Quivers and Quakes

By using a fiber-optic cable to detect tiny vibrations a mile below the surface, scientists discovered a surprising way that ice sheets move.

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How Colorado’s Thompson Divide Got Protection From Oil and Gas Drilling

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024Zoë Rom and Eli ImadaliComments Off on How Colorado’s Thompson Divide Got Protection From Oil and Gas Drilling

The members of a self-described ragtag group had little in common, but their campaign could serve as model for future environmental efforts.

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Surging U.S. Oil Production Brings Down Prices and Raises Climate Fears

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023CLIFFORD KRAUSSComments Off on Surging U.S. Oil Production Brings Down Prices and Raises Climate Fears

American oil production is hitting record levels, delivering economic and foreign policy benefits but putting environmental goals further out of reach.

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Key Environmentalists Back Biden, Despite Broken Oil Promises

June 14, 2023June 15, 2023Lisa FriedmanComments Off on Key Environmentalists Back Biden, Despite Broken Oil Promises

Four major environmental groups are endorsing President Biden’s re-election bid, but some climate activists say his approval of drilling projects has been a betrayal.

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In Alaska, ConocoPhillips Prepares for Willow Drilling Project

April 6, 2023April 7, 2023Lisa Friedman, Clifford Krauss and Erin SchaffComments Off on In Alaska, ConocoPhillips Prepares for Willow Drilling Project

Scientists say nations must stop new oil and gas projects to avoid climate catastrophe. But after the Biden administration greenlit the $8 billion Willow project, ConocoPhillips is racing ahead.

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Biden Administration Expected to Move Ahead on a Major Oil Project in Alaska

March 10, 2023March 11, 2023Lisa FriedmanComments Off on Biden Administration Expected to Move Ahead on a Major Oil Project in Alaska

The decision would allow an enormous $8 billion drilling project in the largest expanse of pristine wilderness in the United States.

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Virginia Uses Treated Wastewater to Shore Up a Drinking Water Aquifer

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022Elena ShaoComments Off on Virginia Uses Treated Wastewater to Shore Up a Drinking Water Aquifer

A crucial aquifer is running low, so officials are pumping in treated sewage. It’s an increasingly common strategy as heavy demand and climate change strain water supplies.

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Where the New Climate Law Means More Drilling, Not Less

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022Lisa Friedman and Bryan TarnowskiComments Off on Where the New Climate Law Means More Drilling, Not Less

A compromise built into the law ensures oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico for the next decade. Activists say the region has been “sacrificed” to fossil fuels.

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U.S. Presses Congo to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022EDWARD WONGComments Off on U.S. Presses Congo to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests

The secretary of state’s efforts led to the U.S. and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreeing to have a team look at environmental conservation.

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In the Amazon, a U.N. Agency Partners With Oil Companies

August 10, 2022August 11, 2022Sarah Hurtes and Julie TurkewitzComments Off on In the Amazon, a U.N. Agency Partners With Oil Companies

One of the world’s largest sustainable development agencies has worked with energy companies to quash opposition and keep oil flowing, even in sensitive areas.

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