Scientists agree that microplastics are everywhere. They're in our oceans, our food, and even in our bodies. 🌊🥗🧠 There’s no debating it. WE NEED LESS PLASTIC, MORE REAL SOLUTIONS NOW. ⚠️🚨 @earthworks.bsky.social #microplastics #healthylife #plasticfree

Millions in penalties. Massive methane waste. Repeated failures seen from on the ground AND from space. The numbers tell the story. This is the cost of weak rules and unchecked pipeline pollution and why Energy Transfer is our this month's #PolluterOfTheMonth. https://bit.ly/4qdx6eP

Nearly a year after a well blowout upended the community of Galeton, CO, the state agency charged with regulating oil and gas is proposing a $1.53M penalty against Noble Energy, the Chevron subsidiary who owns the well. Read the full story: www.denverpost.com/2026/02/24/c...

Even when producers clean up operations, pipeline companies can undo that progress by venting and leaking gas downstream. Energy Transfer — one of the largest gas pipeline operators in the country — is a clear example and our #PolluterOfTheMonth.

Good news alert! Late last year, PA's Environmental Quality Board took an important step toward expanding the distance between new gas drilling sites & homes, schools, & hospitals. We need to demand the Department of Environmental Protection advance this NOW. Time, like peoples' health, is precious.

En Tabasco, México, una refinería intoxica está cerca de una escuela y de comunidades vecinas.¡El aire fue insalubre 4 de cada 7 días del año! Mira cómo @cemda.bsky.social y @cclimaticas.bsky.social están trabajando para proteger la salud y el medio ambiente. @nmas - bit.ly/400XJcd

We're back with February's #PolluterOfTheMonth: Energy Transfer, which moves nearly a third of US gas & keeps getting caught venting methane along the way. We’re calling out the infrastructure company helping methane pollution spread: https://bit.ly/4qdx6eP Featuring artwork by Indie 184!

Lithium extraction in California’s Imperial Valley shouldn’t be rushed at the cost of public health, air, water, and sacred Tribal cultural sites. Act now! earthworks.org/lithiumvalley

Join the #MakePollutersPay Week of Action and demand real accountability. Climate superfund laws can shift the cost off our communities, and onto the corporations that caused the crisis. 😤🌍 🔗 Take action: bit.ly/Make-Pollute... #ClimateSuperfund #PeopleOverPolluters

New FT reporting shows more than 80 significant methane-emission events across PA & WV — linked to major gas producers incl EQT, Expand Energy, & Berkshire Hathaway Energy. The #BigGasPolluters analysis found repeated methane releases large enough to be a super-emitter: https://bit.ly/4abCbiY

The oil & gas industry and government MUST DO MORE to #cutmethane. New tools, new data: same story. @gasleaksproject.bsky.social & Earthworks analyzed @carbonmapper.bsky.social satellites of 80+ major pollution events in WV & PA from 2024-25. Via @financialtimes.com bit.ly/WvPaMethane

5 new ways oil and gas polluters could be getting a free pass in 2026. From delayed methane rules to ending emissions data collection, the Trump administration is systematically rolling back safeguards that protect public health, taxpayers, and our climate.

Trump is launching a new wave of trade talks to secure access to other countries' “critical minerals.” No accountability. No public input. More harm to communities and the environment. Congress must assert its authority, now.

The Consolidated Mining Standard would erode oversight and harm communities, Indigenous Peoples, and the environment. Learn how 🔗 www.miningstandardsaccountability.org.

1 year of Trump: Disaster & determination to rebuild. Despite Trumps many successes to put polluters and billionaires before everyday people, local leaders and communities are standing up. Read more - bit.ly/4a4RLge

A new year. Same methane problem. Stronger accountability. Since Trump took office, federal agencies have delayed, weakened, or moved to eliminate key methane safeguards, from pollution fees to emissions reporting. In response, a coalition of organizations is stepping in to fill the gaps.

Methane is often sold as “natural gas.” But when it leaks, it’s one of the most powerful climate pollutants there is. At #BigGasPolluters, we track methane pollution because it’s frequently underreported, hard to detect, & deeply harmful to our climate and our health. ➡️ BigGasPolluters.org.

Sharing some good news from Guatemala, where Maya Kaqchikel and Xinka water defenders have announced a major victory. ✊

#BigGasPolluters was created to hold fossil fuel companies accountable at a moment when regulation is being weakened. We connect satellite data, on-the-ground investigations, & peer-reviewed science to show what oil & gas companies are actually doing — not just what they say. ➡️ BigGasPolluters.org

Protect clean water for our kids: bit.ly/protect-our-... The places our kids love depend on clean water. Weakening protections now could pollute them forever. Once water is damaged, it's hard to fix. Let's protect it while we still can.

If the numbers didn’t stun you, here are more reasons EQT earned December’s #PolluterOfTheMonth: -Air-pollution events documented by Earthworks, even after their "net zero" pledge -A proud member of the trade group that helped kill the US methane waste fee Full breakdown: https://bit.ly/3Kn9bL8

Oil & gas silence is deafening...as if promises to fight #climate are just deceptive marketing tricks. ➡️ Trump attacks US Climate action ❌ Industry says nada ➡️ Trump bullies EU to weaken rules to #cutmethane ❌ Industry says nada Our statement -> bit.ly/4sfr3sC

Oil companies say their projects create new jobs and enhance local economies. When it comes to the proposed Blue Marlin Offshore Port, a new report from Port Arthur Community Action Network and Earthworks reveals this isn't true. Read more: www.savesabinelake.com

🚨 ALERT 🚨 The US House needs to hear from you! They could vote next week to allow massive transfers of public lands to private mining companies and make it almost impossible to object to any mining operations. Urge your Rep to vote NO 🔗 bit.ly/no-mrca

Meet Mandy Sackett, New Mexico Field Campaigner for Earthworks. As a thermographer, Mandy documents emissions from oil & gas industry activities, and turns that evidence into action to hold them accountable. bit.ly/EW-Mandy

Join Earthworks for an illuminating book talk with @triofrancos.bsky.social, author of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism. 📅 Wednesday, December 17 ⏰ noon PT / 3 pm ET 🌎 Virtual on Zoom 🔗 Register now ➡️ bit.ly/extractionbooktalk 📖 Buy the book ➡️ bit.ly/extractionbook

Our #PolluterOfTheMonth, EQT Corporation, says it’s “Net Zero.” But that claim only covers a fraction of its pollution — not the gas it sells, not the leaks from its pipelines. And what about the methane that satellites keep catching above its sites? Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Kn9bL8

🚨 Must READ: Toxics & radiation flow into waterways from landfills & treatment plants. The likely cause? Solid oil & gas waste from PA & OH. Salt, heavy metals, cancer-causing toxics & radiation. Worse? EPA does NOT label it as 'hazardous waste.' bit.ly/OHWaste

🚨 December’s #PolluterOfTheMonth: EQT Corporation. EQT calls itself a climate leader — but satellites keep spotting methane billowing near its wells in PA & WV. See our receipts: https://bit.ly/3Kn9bL8 Featuring art by the incredible Wotto, aka Craig Watkins.

ICYMI: The GOP is trying to pass Permitting Reform legislation that would gut protections for Tribes and communities to oppose strip mining and oil and gas drilling. These lands have been protected by Tribal treaty rights since the 19th Century. How is this America First?

The Senate voted yesterday to reverse EPA’s delay on #cutmethane rules. People everywhere support cutting pollution. Yet the vote failed, 46-51 with all Rs opposing. Ty to the Senators putting people before pollution. Shame to all who give handouts to oil & gas pollution billionaires.

The numbers tell the story — and it’s not the one our #PolluterOfTheMonth, TotalEnergies, wants you to hear. From repeated methane emissions to pollution near homes and schools, the company’s claims for deploying real-time methane detection crumble under real data. More ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ofiCuI

In a dramatic win for transparency, science, and democracy, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission voted 7–4 yesterday to vacate a vote that had advanced an oil-and-gas-funded petition to allow discharge of “treated” fracking waste into NM’s lands and waterways. https://loom.ly/useCfUs

TotalEnergies, our latest #PolluterOfTheMonth, was penalized & ordered by a French court to remove its misleading greenwashing claims. This is the first-ever ruling of its kind against a major oil & gas firm. Read the full story on the fossil fuel greenwashing: https://reut.rs/4oBCAjw

Bessie, a Lake Erie Trash Monster, made an appearance at Settler’s Landing Park in Cleveland at a rally hosted by People over Petro earlier this week. Bessie is completely made out of trash pulled from the Cuyahoga River by Trashfish. Read more: www.wvxu.org/2025-11-13/a...

"More leaders in America are making a difference than leaders who aren't and that's how we move America forward." says NM Gov Michelle Lujan Grisham at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. We commend the Governor's leadership, & look forward to continuing the work by passing the Clear Horizons Bill.

TotalEnergies loves to talk about its climate “leadership” — especially at global climate summits. But while they promise progress on the world stage, communities in TX are still living with the same old leaks, venting, and toxic air. Our Nov #PolluterOfTheMonth: https://bit.ly/4ofiCuI

🎦LIVE NOW: #COP30 press conference on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and the impacts of mining for the energy transition: bit.ly/47EcEfO #JustTransition #ClimateAction

WATCH! 🎬 Earthworks' documentary "No Man's Land", a short documentary highlighting Indigenous women in #NewMexico fighting oil & gas exploitation and systemic white supremacy. Watch now and support their fight! 🌎💪🏽 📺➡️ bit.ly/Four-Corners...

Ending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program gives polluters a free pass to stop collecting data on methane emissions. The comment period is ending, but EPA must listen to the public who deserve to know how these emissions affect our health. Let's #CutMethane & hold polluters accountable.

Announcing November #PolluterOfTheMonth: TotalEnergies At the UN climate summit, they boast about "continuous methane monitoring." Meanwhile, Earthworks investigations found repeated pollution events at Total’s fracking sites. See the full picture at: https://bit.ly/4ofiCuI Artwork: Davey Leavitt

Occidental Resources is our October #PolluteroftheMonth 😠 Here we see a large plume of uncombusted methane and volatile organic compounds (such as benzene, a carcinogen) being released into the atmosphere at an Oxy subsidiary. Learn more: bit.ly/Oct-POM-Oxy

📣 WEBINAR: How to Tell the Methane Story for COP30: Making the Invisible Visible Join us to explore tools and insights that help reporters and allies fact-check corporate and government claims about methane at COP30. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We want to #shutdown #AlisoCanyon. 10 Years ago TODAY Earthworks used an OGI camera to capture the historic gas blowout. Residents still deal w/ the fallout from toxics & chemicals. bit.ly/Aliso-Canyon Check out @lastchancealliance.bsky.social & Save Porter Ranch to join the demand for action.

📣📣 YOUR COMMENTS ARE NEEDED!!! 📣📣 Right now, the Navajo Nation Air Quality Control Program (NNAQCP) is accepting comments on their Partial Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP) for a Minor New Source Review Program. Provide your comments today or during their in person hearing this month!

NEW: The Guatemalan Xinka People are defending their territory, water and health by demanding the closure of the toxic Escobal mine — but its Canada-based owner is ignoring them. Show solidarity and send a message to Pan American Silver CEO Michael Steinmann now: act.earthworks.org/page/87881/p...

Our #PolluterOfTheMonth, by the numbers: ❌ 4+ methane super-emitter plumes since July ❌ Just 1 hour of combined emissions = a year of driving 180 cars ❌ $8.8 million in penalties since 2023 ❌ Enough wasted gas to power 5,800 homes Oxy keeps talking “net zero,” but the math doesn’t lie.

Tell the NM Oil Conservation Commission: Oil and Gas Operators Must Clean Up Their Toxic Pollution! Join New Mexico Moms in calling for an update to our state laws to incentivize oil and gas operators to close and clean up aging wells. actnow.momscleanairforce.org/a/nm-oil-and...

PR spin vs. reality. Oxy claims to be “leading the way to clean energy.” In reality? Methane pollution so big it’s visible from space, fines piling up, and gas wasted that could have powered thousands of homes. This isn’t leadership. This is why Oxy is our October #PolluterOfTheMonth.

🚨Our October #PolluterOfTheMonth: Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) In July alone, satellites caught multiple methane plumes blasting into the sky from Oxy wells in TX & 5 pollution events from their wells in CO since the start of 2025. See the full receipts at BigGasPolluters.org Artwork: Amy Ross