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Republican Energy Bill Follows Massive Increase in Fossil Fuel Donations

Republican Energy Bill Follows Massive Increase in Fossil Fuel Donations

David Moore Mar 30, 2023
Fossil Fuel Industry Lobbied Against Pipeline Cybersecurity Regulations

Fossil Fuel Industry Lobbied Against Pipeline Cybersecurity Regulations

In the years before the Colonial Pipeline incident, the company’s trade group lobbied the government against mandatory cybersecurity regulations.
Donald Shaw May 20, 2021
Republican Texas Judges Get Big Money Boost Ahead of Redistricting

Republican Texas Judges Get Big Money Boost Ahead of Redistricting

Oil and gas billionaires, private equity firms, and GOP megadonors are funding ads that aim to keep the Texas Supreme Court entirely in Republican hands as state voting trends shift from red to purple.
David Moore Oct 29, 2020
Trump Admin Bails Out Oil and Gas Companies That Gave Millions to GOP Groups

Trump Admin Bails Out Oil and Gas Companies That Gave Millions to GOP Groups

As the economy collapsed in the pandemic, oil and gas companies that have donated over $10 million to Republican super PACs got tax breaks and lease pauses from Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, a former fossil fuel industry lobbyist.
David Moore Jul 15, 2020

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