Nearly one-quarter of the associate justice’s $1 million in individual stock holdings are in fossil fuel companies.

By Marianne Lavelle

Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s seat was empty when the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in an important case over the oil and gas industry’s responsibility for damage to the Louisiana coastline.

Alito’s Recusal in Oil Case Renews Questions About Justice’s Investments

Trump said the socialist government “stole” from American oil companies. Those firms have been seeking billions in compensation through a controversial arbitration system.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The true reasons for the Trump administration’s military intervention in Venezuela might be unknown, but there is little doubt that oil and money lie at the center of any resolution.

Fight Over Venezuelan Oil Highlights Shadowy International Legal System

The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining.

By Kiley Bense

When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law in 2021, authorizing more than $11 billion in new funding to reclaim lands and waterways damaged by abandoned coal mines, the people who lead this work on the ground were ecstatic.

Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands