oil Archives - Prism

Climate & Environment

Cancer-wary locals resist Chevron’s fuel made from discarded plastic

by Ash Peterson October 11th, 2023October 11th, 2023

Chevron intends to produce “climate-friendly” fuel in a Mississippi town already riddled with cancer

color photograph outside a stone building archway. large signs flank the archway; the left is light blue with alternating dark blue and white text lines reading "montana youth making climate history," and the right is white with alternating light and dark blue text lines reading "montana youth have a right to a safe climate." people in red t-shirts stand and sit on the stairway leading up to the door

Climate & Environment

Advocates increasingly rely on the courts to effect climate change. Is it the right approach?

by Ray Levy Uyeda September 26th, 2023September 27th, 2023

color photograph of an archaeologist on their hands and knees digging on a flat grey stone surface. red lines of string create a square border around them, and two red plastic buckets are on either side of the archaeologist

Economy & Workers' Rights

More Miami Tequesta site archaeologists come forward about harsh working conditions

by Alexandra Martinez September 19th, 2023September 19th, 2023

color photograph of a flaring natural gas rig surrounded by dusty sand and sparse shrubs

Climate & Environment

Climate charter in El Paso, Texas, could pivot away from fossil fuels

by Ray Levy Uyeda May 1st, 2023May 11th, 2023

color photograph of a police officer in a yellow safety vest pulling a line of yellow caution tape across the foreground. in the background, further down the street, a group of protesters stand in the middle of the street holding a read banner that reads "build back better for our families - child tax credit - healthcare - childcare"

Politics & Democracy

Anti-protest laws stifle free expression and threaten democracy

by Sravya Tadepalli December 20th, 2022December 22nd, 2022

color photograph of a youth climate protest. several youths wearing masks hold brown cardboard signs with slogans like "respect your mother" and "denial is not policy"

Climate & Environment

Young people are using the courts to hold the US government accountable for the climate crisis

by Ray Levy Uyeda December 19th, 2022December 20th, 2022

climate activists sit on the ground in front of construction equipment. a police officer in riot gear stands in the foreground, holding a rifle aimed down

Climate & Environment

How criminalizing protests stifles climate justice

by Ray Levy Uyeda November 8th, 2022January 23rd, 2023