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A power plant with four towers looms over the small town of Colstrip, Montana. A khaki-colored tube containing a coal conveyor belt runs across the landscape.

Climate Change

The Battle for Clean Energy in Coal Country

by Jonathan Jones, Jenny Casas, Kate Howard, Nikki Frick, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers and Al Letson June 3, 2023June 13, 2023

Across the country, states are moving to renewable energy – but Montana is doubling down on fossil fuels.

Behind Trump’s energy dominance

by Amy Walters, Elizabeth Shogren, Deborah George, Taki Telonidis, Emily Harris, Katharine Mieszkowski, Marla Cone, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Kaitlin Benz July 14, 2018June 30, 2021

President Donald Trump has pledged allegiance to what he calls America’s “energy dominance.” This is good news for the oil and gas industry.

Chasing Energy, Oil and Mining, Sustainability

Fuel’s rush in: US oil companies hurry to lay pipelines under Trump

by Sandy Tolan May 12, 2017June 30, 2021

A high-stakes battle is underway on multiple front lines across America, as Native American and climate change activists square off against oil and pipeline companies racing to lay as much infrastructure into the ground as quickly as possible.

Chasing Energy, Oil and Mining, Sustainability

Reinforcements arrive as camp closure looms

by Jenni Monet February 17, 2017February 17, 2017

New realities about the nearly yearlong Standing Rock demonstration started to be realized.

Climate Change, Oil and Mining, Sustainability

As snow melts, Standing Rock tribes’ legal challenges dwindle

by Jenni Monet February 14, 2017August 17, 2017

A new hearing calling for a halt in construction of the last leg of the Dakota Access Pipeline is scheduled for Feb. 27. Many believe it may be the tribes’ last legal hope.

Chasing Energy, Oil and Mining, Sustainability

Some Standing Rock protesters resolve to stay put as tribe shifts focus

by Jenni Monet February 10, 2017February 13, 2017

For the foot soldiers behind the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the battle isn’t over.

Chasing Energy, Environment, Oil and Mining, The Trump Era

What would you tell Trump about the Dakota Access Pipeline?

by Cole Goins February 10, 2017March 2, 2017

President Donald Trump claims he hasn’t “had one call from anybody” about the Dakota Access Pipeline. So we think it’s time to make your thoughts known on the controversial energy project.

Chasing Energy, Oil and Mining, Sustainability

‘We will begin drilling immediately’

by Jenni Monet February 9, 2017February 13, 2017

It’s as though the long months of protests and delays over the Dakota Access Pipeline were whisked away in an instant.

Chasing Energy, Oil and Mining, Sustainability

Journalist among 76 arrested for trespassing at Standing Rock

by Amy Pyle February 2, 2017February 13, 2017

Journalist Jenni Monet, who has been blogging for Reveal from Standing Rock, was among 76 people arrested during a sweep of a camp.

Chasing Energy, Environment, Oil and Mining, Sustainability, The Trump Era

At Standing Rock, new political realities sink in

by Jenni Monet January 27, 2017February 1, 2017

North Dakota’s new governor, Doug Burgum, shares much with his predecessor, Jack Dalrymple, including support of the hotly contested Dakota Access Pipeline.

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