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‘The Dirtiest, Worst Oil’ Is in Venezuela

The country’s “extra heavy” oil packs some of the highest associated greenhouse gas emissions of any crude oil.

By Phil McKenna

Oil Industry Will Eye Venezuela Warily, Experts Say

By Marianne Lavelle, Georgina Gustin

California’s Oil Country Hopes Carbon Management Will Provide Jobs. It May Be Disappointed

By Emma Foehringer Merchant, Joshua Yeager

Chicago is suing big fossil fuel companies, alleging the impact of flooding and other climate-related events has caused great damage. Credit: Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Chicago Sues 5 Oil Companies, Accusing Them of Climate Change Destruction, Fraud

By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun-Times

New York State Restricts Investments in ExxonMobil, But Falls Short of Divestment

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Will New York State Divest From Big Oil?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A drilling rig explores the Marcellus Shale outside of Waynesburg, Pa. Credit: Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images

Q&A: New Rules in Pennsylvania Require Drillers to Disclose Toxic Chemicals Used in Fracking

Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth”

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

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Katie Surma

Biden Could Reduce the Nation’s Production of Oil and Gas, but Probably Not as Much as Many Hope

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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