Photo by Michael Herren on Unsplash Oil and gas land sale nets $79M amid New Mexico climate concerns A contentious auction of public land to the oil and gas industry brought in about $78.8 million to the federal government this week, amid outcry from New Mexico environmental groups calling for a halt on using the lands for fossil fuel drilling.
Politics theintercept.com Oil industry’s fight to roll back tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s commission to sort out Oklahoma’s future is stacked with oil and gas insiders — and has no Indigenous voices.
Causes How the Cares Act gave millions to energy companies with no strings attached A little-noticed provision in the Cares Act has helped big corporations obtain cash without making any promises about workers or investments.
