Chevron’s Prosecution of Steven Donziger Chevron’s Prosecution of Steven Donziger
Documents reveal a close collaboration between the oil giant, its law firm, and the “private prosecutor” who sent the environmentalist lawyer to federal prison.
Jan 27, 2022 / James North
The Supreme Court vs. the Earth The Supreme Court vs. the Earth
The conservatives on the Supreme Court are increasingly inserting themselves into the climate fight—and you guess which side they’re on.
Jan 26, 2022 / Elie Mystal
Henry Cuellar’s Corporate Ties Henry Cuellar’s Corporate Ties
The Texas Democrat and members of his staff have unsettling links to the oil and private prison industries.
Jan 24, 2022 / Aída Chávez
Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too
I couldn’t accept doing business with one of the world’s greatest financiers of fossil fuels.
Jan 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
How Exxon Is Leveraging Texas Courts to Silence Its Climate Critics How Exxon Is Leveraging Texas Courts to Silence Its Climate Critics
America’s largest oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the First Amendment.
Jan 18, 2022 / Chris McGreal
It’s Time to Hold Law Firms Accountable for Their Role in Climate Change It’s Time to Hold Law Firms Accountable for Their Role in Climate Change
Students are boycotting Gibson Dunn for representing the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, undermining the Indian Child Welfare Act, and more.
Jan 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona and David Cremins
Life Circa 2050 Will Be Bad. Really Bad. Life Circa 2050 Will Be Bad. Really Bad.
Future widespread suffering won’t be caused by some unforeseen disaster but by all-too-obvious, painfully predictable reasons.
Dec 20, 2021 / Alfred McCoy
The Export Boom That Could Transform Texas—and the World The Export Boom That Could Transform Texas—and the World
The United States’ oil and gas export boom has been a decade in the making. All along the Texas coast, communities are fighting back against the industry’s expansion.
Dec 7, 2021 / Amal Ahmed
If You Fund the Research, You Can Shape the World If You Fund the Research, You Can Shape the World
Before the Koch brothers, Standard Oil realized the power of universities to spread its free-market ideology and prevent the growth of socialism.
Dec 1, 2021 / Amy Westervelt
Harvard and Yale Should Do More Than Just Divest Harvard and Yale Should Do More Than Just Divest
Two years ago, climate activists stormed the field during a Harvard-Yale football game to protest fossil fuel investments. What has changed since then?
Nov 23, 2021 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Josie Steuer Ingall