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ALEC’s PR Man has a Dark Past as Spin Doctor for African Dictators

The American Legislative Exchange Council’s head of public relations whitewashed abuses committed by dictatorial regimes in Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Joe Manchin May Block Federal Budget That Would Cost Him Coal Profits

The West Virginia senator owns up to $5 million in coal stock and is opposing climate change measures in his party's budget package.

Oil and Gas Companies Get Enormous Welfare, Still Lay Off Workers and Enrich Executives

Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) denounced fossil fuel companies for exploiting taxpayers and refusing to testify before her congressional subcommittee.

New Report: The Big Oil and ALEC Ploy for Getting Unions to Help Chill Climate Protests

The Center for Media and Democracy released a new report today, "Using Unions to Carry Big Oil's Water," detailing how the fossil fuel industry and the American Legislative Exchange Council cynically use unions to win Democratic support for legislation that criminalizes and chills environmental protests under the guise of "worker safety."

Now Is Our Last Best Chance to Confront the Climate Crisis

With Joe Biden in office, a serious plan to combat climate change is finally in our sights — but the clock is ticking, and there is no more room for error.

Koch Industries Amassed 150 Penalties for State Environmental Violations in 20 States

Koch Industries and its subsidiaries have been fined for environmental regulatory violations in every state where they operate over the past 20 years, a new study by Good Jobs First shows.

Alaska Senator Mum on Haaland Vote, Has Financial Conflict of Interest

GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan has up to $5 million invested in a family business that makes petroleum-derived products, some of which it sells to the fossil fuels industry.

Senators Criticizing Haaland's Nomination Have Ties to Big Oil and Gas

The congresswoman has faced hostile questioning from senators during her confirmation for interior secretary. Some of them are personally invested in fossil fuels.

Charles Koch's "Uniter" Rebrand Strains Credulity After Funding Congressional Coup Supporters

The billionaire fossil fuel executive and GOP megadonor has spent his entire adult life financing partisan politics, right-wing think tanks, and ideological education programs. At 85, that's unlikely to change.

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