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A two-year investigation by @EIAEnvironment and Earthworks into Ecopetrol, Colombia's state-owned oil company, uncovered evidence of what appears to be systematic and ongoing illegal activity greenlighted by the company's management.
Learn more: eia.org/report/crude-lies/
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Could Texas become a clean energy leader? At Climate Week, Earthworker Rodney Brown heard a clear answer: it could. But Texas's relationship with oil and questions around energy on the Gulf Coast are still part of the conversation. 🌬️🌱
#ClimateWeek #CleanEnergy #Texas
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After nearly seven years of consultation, the #XinkaPeople said no to reopening the Escobal silver mine. Their resistance shows what’s possible when communities keep defending their right to determine their own future. ⚒️✊ #MiningJustice
➡️ bit.ly/Xinka-Resistance-Rema…
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Sigma Lithium praises its own “environmental and social leadership.” Its CEO rang the Nasdaq closing bell on Tuesday during #NYClimateWeek. Communities and regulators tell a different story. bit.ly/sigma-bell-press
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Abandoned oil and gas infrastructure is a huge problem in New Mexico. A billion dollar one.
New report shows that total cleanup of orphaned oil and gas sites could total $1.6B, a cost likely to be borne by taxpayers.
capitalandmain.com/new-mexic…
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We just launched our Protect Navajo Air campaign.
Explore our StoryMap, a tool full of information about the harms of oil and gas pollution to Navajo air, water, and culture – and what Earthworks is doing to help.
➡️ earthworks.org/beneath-the-s…
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A new executive order brings more transparency to data center development and ends permit fast-tracking. Those are real wins. But communities are still calling for stronger protections, including a moratorium. 🏛️📣
💻➡️ bit.ly/PA-Data-Centers
#DataCenterBoom #CommunityPower
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The Protective Buffers PA campaign invites you to join us October 7th for an action at the PA Capitol in Harrisburg.
We’re going to our government’s doorstep to remind the DEP and Governor Shapiro that we need increased drilling setbacks now.
protectpt.info/pbpa
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Project Jupiter's proposed fuel cells would still run on natural gas, bringing methane, fracking, and climate impacts with them. 🏭⚡
📖🔗 Read more & sign the petition: bit.ly/Project-Jupiter-NM
#ProjectJupiter #NewMexico #FossilFuelExpansion
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This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we celebrate the histories, cultures, and leadership of Hispanic and Latino communities. Every community should have the power to thrive and shape the decisions that affect the places they call home. 🌎💪🏽
#CommunityLeadership #EnvironmentalJustice
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If you're a school official, teacher, or parent residing in the Navajo Nation Eastern Agency, join us next week for our upcoming Toxic Tour! Learn about risks to our air quality & health, and the agencies and actions that can protect us.
Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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One oil and gas project can quickly turn into more equipment, more pollution, and more risks for nearby communities. ⚠️🏭
Families deserve stronger protections and cleaner air.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/Protective-Buffers-PA
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Inequities in environmental exposure are well-documented; the Navajo Nation is no exception. The Frack Off Greater Chaco Coalition fights to protect the "ancient and cultural landscape" & its communities from the oil & gas industry.
Learn more: frackoffchaco.org/our-coalti…
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While in CO we can celebrate regulators closing several shoddy operators, their closure & the fact that the state inherits their messes, is indicative of a much larger problem, one that closing them alone does not solve.
Read more by CO Field Advocate: 🔗 bit.ly/CO-Tip-of-Iceberg
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“People were potentially exposed to a chemical soup."
That’s how one researcher described Chevron’s Bishop well blowout in Galeton, CO—where fracked fluids, crude oil, and gas spewed into the air for nearly five days straight this April.
Read more: biggaspolluters.org/polluter…
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A growing conversation is unfolding in New Mexico. How close should oil and gas infrastructure be to schools? Lawmakers, advocates, and communities are debating what stronger protections could look like. 🌎📊
🔗➡️ bit.ly/Clean-Air-For-Kids
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Across New Mexico, communities are increasingly being asked to host large-scale data centers—often with little notice and limited opportunity for meaningful public input.
We hope you'll join us for an important statewide conversation tomorrow at 6pm MT:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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“Operators are trying to convince the public that they are doing everything they can to control emissions. The reality is they are doing everything they are required to do, & in this case, they are claiming they are not required to do anything.” - Klooster
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Trump’s deals on critical minerals have raised serious concerns about transparency, human rights, and labor standards.
Ranking members @RepLindaSanchez and @RepHuffman with @rep_jackson, along with 50+ representatives, are demanding answers.
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When the federal government puts corporate profits ahead of people, states have a responsibility to step up. Oregon has just missed its chance to do that for the McDermitt Lithium Exploration Project. 🔗 bit.ly/4fZOD8H
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Energy decisions shape community health. As #DataCenter development expands, advocates are pushing for stronger protections for neighborhoods located near oil and gas development. 📢✊
🔗➡️ bit.ly/Data-Center-Fracking
#EnvironmentalJustice #CommunityHealth
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