crude oil

The Iran War Is Making the Case for Renewable Energy, Experts Argue

As Brent crude approaches $100 a barrel, clean energy advocates say the Hormuz crisis is the latest proof that fossil fuel dependence leaves consumers at the mercy of distant wars.

By Aman Azhar

The Oil Price Shock Is Here. Its Arrival Provides a Familiar Warning.

By Dan Gearino

‘The Dirtiest, Worst Oil’ Is in Venezuela

By Phil McKenna

Supreme Court Backs a Controversial Railroad in Utah for Carrying Oil

By Lisa Sorg

‘It’s Just No Place for an Oil Pipeline’: A Wisconsin Tribe Continues Its Fight to Remove a 71-Year-Old Line From a Pristine Place

By Phil McKenna

Canada’s Tar Sands Are a Much Larger Source of Air Pollution Than Previously Thought, Study Says

By Nicholas Kusnetz

El Paso Challenges Oil Refinery Permit

By Martha Pskowski

How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions From Developing Countries

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Katie Surma

Spanning Two Worlds, Judith Kimerling Explores Ecuador’s Rainforest and the Rule of Law That Might Save Those Who Live There

By Katie Surma

Judith Kimerling’s 1991 ‘Amazon Crude’ Exposed the Devastation of Oil Exploration in Ecuador. If Only She Could Make it Stop

By Katie Surma