Amy Westervelt

Jun
03
The Hypocrisy of Chevron Using #BlackLivesMatter

The Hypocrisy of Chevron Using #BlackLivesMatter

The oil giant funds both civil rights groups and police, saying "Black Lives Matter" while committing acts of environmental racism all over the world.
9 min read
May
27
Sackett, West Virginia and the Judicial Strategy to Gut the EPA

Sackett, West Virginia and the Judicial Strategy to Gut the EPA

Another Supreme Court session, another serious blow to bedrock environmental regulations. It's almost like that's the
5 min read
May
23
Podcast episode: Thea Riofrancos on Tackling Transition and Consumption

Podcast episode: Thea Riofrancos on Tackling Transition and Consumption

Electrification offers an opportunity to rethink how we use energy and how we get around. Researcher Thea Riofrancos wants to
25 min read
May
18
Why Is Japan Pushing the G7 to Make Gas Part of the Energy Transition?

Why Is Japan Pushing the G7 to Make Gas Part of the Energy Transition?

Climate is on the agenda for this weekend's G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan (bit on the nose for
5 min read
May
09
Subscriber Early Release: A Verdict

Subscriber Early Release: A Verdict

17 min read
May
08
Guyana High Court: EPA and ExxonMobil Put Country At Grave Risk

Guyana High Court: EPA and ExxonMobil Put Country At Grave Risk

By Kiana Wilburg, in Georgetown, with additional reporting from Amy Westervelt On May 3, 2023, Justice Sandil Kissoon, a High
7 min read
May
01
Subscriber Early Release S8 Ep8 | The Turning Point

Subscriber Early Release S8 Ep8 | The Turning Point

20 min read
Apr
29
SCOTUS Says No to Exxon, Now the Corporate Free Speech Fight Begins

SCOTUS Says No to Exxon, Now the Corporate Free Speech Fight Begins

On Monday this week the Supreme Court finally weighed in on whether it would take up the jurisdictional argument that
4 min read
Apr
23
Subscriber Early Release S8 Ep7 | The Global Oil Rush

Subscriber Early Release S8 Ep7 | The Global Oil Rush

22 min read
Apr
21
Happy Earth Day: Let's Move Past the "Moral Case" for Fossil Fuels

Happy Earth Day: Let's Move Past the "Moral Case" for Fossil Fuels

When global leaders first began meeting to discuss an international effort on climate change, fossil fuel companies and right wing
14 min read