Liz Doherty

Liz is a senior press secretary for the Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign.

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Press Releases

Plans for Annova LNG Fracked Gas Export Terminal Ditched

Brownsville, TX -- Today, news broke that Annova LNG has abandoned its plans for its LNG fracked gas export terminal when it filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to…

Citigroup Takes Step Toward Ending Coal Power Financing; Much More Work Remains

New York, NY - Today, Citigroup issued an updated environmental policy that makes it the first major US bank with a plan to restrict financing for companies expanding coal power and to phase-out…

Kern County Sued Over Fast-Tracking Tens of Thousands of New Oil Wells

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— Community and environmental groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging Kern County’s adoption of an ordinance that would fast-track permitting for oil and gas projects and…

Kern Community Leaders, Residents, and Allied Organizations Respond to Board Of Supervisors Vote to Greenlight Tens of Thousands of New Toxic Oil Wells

Groups now look to state legislature to prevent irreparable damage to Kern communities and climate BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – March 8, 2021, the Kern Board of Supervisors voted to put the oil industry…

Goldman Sachs Latest Major U.S. Bank to Set Net-Zero Emissions Goal Without Key Details to Get There

Washington, DC -- Today, Goldman Sachs announced a new commitment to align its financing activities with a pathway to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and committed to set interim climate…

Citi Makes Net Zero Commitment Without Key Details

Washington, DC -- Today, Citi announced a new commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions for its financing by 2050, but put off providing key details, instead promising an initial plan “…

Bank of America Sets Net-Zero Emissions Target Without Key Details To Get There

Washington, DC -- Today, Bank of America announced a new commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its financing activities, operations and supply chain before 2050, and released an…

More Than 7,000 Petition Signatures Delivered to Kern County Planning Commission from Coalition Opposed to Expanded Oil and Gas Drilling

Proposed ordinance would allow more than 67,000 new toxic wells to be drilled, many near homes and schools; Planning Commission to review ordinance at Feb. 11 meeting BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – More than…

Hundreds of Indigenous Leaders, Environmental Groups, & Influencers Call on Biden & Harris to Stand with Standing Rock & Shut Down the Illegal Dakota Access Pipeline Inbox

After the courts ruled the pipeline is operating illegally, the Biden Administration must decide on Feb. 10th whether to shut it down while an environmental review is undertaken A broad coalition of…

Coalition Responds to Court of Appeals’ Failure to Halt Construction of Line 3

St. Paul, MN -- Today, the Minnesota Court of Appeals failed to halt construction of the Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Coalition members who have been fighting this project for years released the…