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US Oil Giants Reject Trump’s Venezuela Investment Push, Arizona Settles Groundwater Case With Dairy Operation — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sun, Jan 11 2026

Major oil companies show little enthusiasm for Trump's Venezuela petroleum revival plans despite White House pressure. Meanwhile, Arizona secures landmark settlement with dairy operation that drained desert wells, leaving Willcox residents without water and homes sinking into subsiding earth. Read the full article

January 11, 2026

US Oil Giants Reject Trump’s Venezuela Investment Push, Arizona Settles Groundwater Case With Dairy Operation — Today’s Environmental Briefing for Sun, Jan 11 2026

Oil industry executives in suits sitting around White House meeting table during Venezuela investment discussion

Major oil companies show little enthusiasm for Trump's Venezuela petroleum revival plans despite White House pressure. Meanwhile, Arizona secures landmark settlement with dairy operation that drained desert wells, leaving Willcox residents without water and homes sinking into subsiding earth.

January 11, 2026

Arizona reaches groundwater settlement with major dairy operation that drained desert community wells

Arizona has secured a landmark agreement with Riverview LLP, a major dairy operation whose intensive groundwater pumping has left residents in the desert town of Willcox…

January 11, 2026

Us oil giants reject trump’s call for major venezuela investment despite white house pressure

Oil industry executives offered polite praise but delivered a cold reception to President Donald Trump’s push for massive investment in Venezuela’s struggling petroleum sector during a…

January 11, 2026

Former superfund site in illinois becomes community solar farm, delivering energy savings to low-income residents

A contaminated landfill that once posed an environmental threat to Waukegan, Illinois, has been transformed into a powerful symbol of clean energy justice. The new 9.1-megawatt…

January 11, 2026

Devastating australian bushfires kill one, destroy 300 structures as prime minister visits fire-ravaged victoria towns

Australia is grappling with one of its most severe bushfire crises in years, as extreme heatwave conditions have sparked devastating blazes across the country’s southeast. The…

January 11, 2026

Australia’s cop31 climate negotiator plans direct lobbying campaign to break fossil fuel deadlock with petrostates

Australia’s Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is preparing to take an unprecedented diplomatic approach as the world’s chief climate negotiator for COP31, focusing his…

January 11, 2026

Venezuelan amazon under siege as illegal mining groups kill indigenous leaders and devastate rainforest

The assassination of Virgilio Trujillo Arana in June 2022 highlights the deadly consequences of Venezuela’s illegal mining crisis. The Indigenous Uwottüja leader was shot three times…

January 11, 2026

How restoring america’s prairie grasslands can save wildlife while supporting farmers

The American prairie, once a vast sea of grass stretching across the continent, remains home to an incredible diversity of wildlife—from iconic shaggy buffalo to the…

January 11, 2026

Grateful dead’s bob weir left legacy as dedicated environmental advocate beyond the music

Bob Weir, the legendary guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead who passed away on January 10th, devoted decades of his life to environmental activism…

January 11, 2026

Australia faces dual climate crisis as bushfires kill one while tropical cyclone koji brings flooding to queensland

Australia is confronting a devastating double blow from extreme weather events, as deadly bushfires rage across Victoria while Tropical Cyclone Koji unleashes dangerous flooding conditions in…

January 11, 2026

Cape fear river dredging plan sparks environmental concerns over pfas contamination in north carolina

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to dredge the Cape Fear River in North Carolina is drawing fierce opposition from environmental groups worried about disturbing…

January 11, 2026

Us withdrawal from 60+ international organizations threatens global climate action and environmental cooperation

The United States government has announced plans to withdraw from more than 60 international organizations, many of them United Nations-affiliated bodies, in a move that political…

January 11, 2026

Us oil companies face complex environmental and political challenges in potential venezuela energy investments

Recent discussions about US involvement in Venezuela’s oil sector highlight the complex intersection of energy policy, environmental concerns, and geopolitical stability in South America. Venezuela, home…

January 10, 2026

Uk gardens losing plant diversity as more than half of traditional species disappear from sale

Britain’s gardens are becoming increasingly homogenized, with more than half of the plant varieties once commonly grown in the UK no longer available for purchase. This…

January 10, 2026

Ultra-wealthy blow through entire year’s carbon budget in just days, oxfam study reveals

A shocking new analysis from Oxfam has revealed the staggering environmental inequality between the world’s wealthiest individuals and everyone else. According to the study, the richest…

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