History of Racism Leaves Black Californians Most at Risk from Oil and Gas Drilling, New Research Shows Even as fossil fuel extraction declined in the state, low-income, Black and Hispanic residents continued to face disproportionate risks from living near wells, and Black residents were exposed to the most intensive operations. By Liza Gross
Biden Promised to Stop Oil Drilling on Public Lands. Is His Failure to Do So a Betrayal or a Smart Political Move? By Marianne Lavelle
Judge’s Order Forces Interior Department to Revive Drilling Lease Sales on Federal Lands and Waters By Judy Fahys
What’s On Interior’s To-Do List? A Full Plate of Public Lands Issues—and Trump Rollbacks—for Deb Haaland By Judy Fahys
Tired of Wells That Threaten Residents’ Health, a Small California Town Takes on the Oil Industry By Julia Kane
In Alaska’s North, Covid-19 Has Not Stopped the Trump Administration’s Quest to Drill for Oil By Sabrina Shankman