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The coal-fired Plant Scherer is shown in operation early Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Juliette, Georgia. Credit: Alamy/AP Photo/John Amis
us/Developers Push Huge Server Farm in Another Rural Georgia County
By Edward Donnelly
on
Residents call for more transparency around “hyperscale” data center announced last month for Twiggs County.
Greenpeace and ReCommon say the court's decision in their lawsuit against Eni will also have important implications for the future of climate litigation in Italy. Credit:
Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giant Eni Can Move Forward, Italy Supreme Court Says in 'Historic' Ruling 
By Stella Levantesi
on
Decision paves the way for future environmental cases in Italian courts and represents the latest EU nation to hold Big Oil accountable through litigation.
Illustration by Tess Abbot.
us/Methane Trackers Meet a New Moment
By Emily Sanders
on
The Trump administration is undoing reporting and regulation of a powerful climate pollutant. Can nonprofit and third-party trackers fill the gap?
Health workers marching to end fossil fuel use at New York Climate Week 2023. Credit: Skyler Knutzen/Global Climate and Health Alliance
Health Groups Shun Advertising Agencies Working for Fossil Fuel Companies
By Ellen Ormesher
on
Boycott reflects wider concerns over the role of communications firms in protecting polluters.
The gate to the Equity Works Gas Site in Brooklyn New York. Among several signed affixed to the dingy white brick walls on either side of the closed rolldown gate, one states it is in a state environmental remediation project.
us/How 77 Tons of Radioactive Waste Ended Up in Brooklyn
By Justin Nobel
on
A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.
Credit: Mosharaf Fahim, via Wikimedia Commons (CC 1.0 Universal)
us/Q & A: Kritee (Kanko) on Navigating the Emotional Toll of the Assault on Climate Action
By Matthew Green
on
A Zen Buddhist priest's guide to supporting yourself and your community in these testing times.
Climate Defiance activists confront the crowd at a DNC meeting held in Washington, D.C., January 31. Credit: Zach D. Roberts
Protesters Blockade DNC Party Meeting, Demand Democrats Put Workers and Climate First 
By Zach D. Roberts
on
Climate Defiance calls on the party to get dirty fossil fuel money out of Democratic politics forever.
Activists holding a banner that reads: protect our communities. no dirty hydrogen, no CO2 pipeline, in English and Spanish.
us/Midwest Wins Funding for a New Hydrogen Hub. Not Everyone Is Convinced It’s 'Clean.'
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist
on
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use.
Sept. 30, 2024. Community near Hermitage Road close to Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Once fully operational, it will be among the largest in the world. Credit: Julie Dermansky
us/Photos: 2024 Was the LNG Export Boom’s Wild Year
By Ashley Braun and Julie Dermansky
on
DeSmog reflects on some of the major moments in U.S. LNG policy, the courts, and protest in a turbulent year for this fossil fuel.
Illustration: Sari Williams
New Report Shows a Surge in European SLAPP Suits as Fossil Fuel Industry Works to Obstruct Climate Action
By Stella Levantesi
on
But experts say these “abusive” lawsuits, which are designed to demoralize and drain resources from activists, should be fought, not feared.

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us/Developers Push Huge Server Farm in Another Rural Georgia County
ByEdward Donnelly
on
Residents call for more transparency around “hyperscale” data center announced last month for Twiggs County.
Series: Tech vs Climate
The coal-fired Plant Scherer is shown in operation early Sunday, June 1, 2014, in Juliette, Georgia. Credit: Alamy/AP Photo/John Amis
Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giant Eni Can Move Forward, Italy Supreme Court Says in 'Historic' Ruling 
ByStella Levantesi
on
Decision paves the way for future environmental cases in Italian courts and represents the latest EU nation to hold Big Oil accountable through litigation.
Greenpeace and ReCommon say the court's decision in their lawsuit against Eni will also have important implications for the future of climate litigation in Italy. Credit:
us/Methane Trackers Meet a New Moment
ByEmily Sanders
on
The Trump administration is undoing reporting and regulation of a powerful climate pollutant. Can nonprofit and third-party trackers fill the gap?
Illustration by Tess Abbot.
Health Groups Shun Advertising Agencies Working for Fossil Fuel Companies
ByEllen Ormesher
on
Boycott reflects wider concerns over the role of communications firms in protecting polluters.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Health workers marching to end fossil fuel use at New York Climate Week 2023. Credit: Skyler Knutzen/Global Climate and Health Alliance
us/How 77 Tons of Radioactive Waste Ended Up in Brooklyn
ByJustin Nobel
on
A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.
The gate to the Equity Works Gas Site in Brooklyn New York. Among several signed affixed to the dingy white brick walls on either side of the closed rolldown gate, one states it is in a state environmental remediation project.
us/Q & A: Kritee (Kanko) on Navigating the Emotional Toll of the Assault on Climate Action
ByMatthew Green
on
A Zen Buddhist priest's guide to supporting yourself and your community in these testing times.
Credit: Mosharaf Fahim, via Wikimedia Commons (CC 1.0 Universal)
Protesters Blockade DNC Party Meeting, Demand Democrats Put Workers and Climate First 
ByZach D. Roberts
on
Climate Defiance calls on the party to get dirty fossil fuel money out of Democratic politics forever.
Climate Defiance activists confront the crowd at a DNC meeting held in Washington, D.C., January 31. Credit: Zach D. Roberts
us/Midwest Wins Funding for a New Hydrogen Hub. Not Everyone Is Convinced It’s 'Clean.'
ByJuanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist
on
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use.
Activists holding a banner that reads: protect our communities. no dirty hydrogen, no CO2 pipeline, in English and Spanish.
us/Photos: 2024 Was the LNG Export Boom’s Wild Year
ByAshley Braun and Julie Dermansky
on
DeSmog reflects on some of the major moments in U.S. LNG policy, the courts, and protest in a turbulent year for this fossil fuel.
Sept. 30, 2024. Community near Hermitage Road close to Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG export facility in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. Once fully operational, it will be among the largest in the world. Credit: Julie Dermansky
New Report Shows a Surge in European SLAPP Suits as Fossil Fuel Industry Works to Obstruct Climate Action
ByStella Levantesi
on
But experts say these “abusive” lawsuits, which are designed to demoralize and drain resources from activists, should be fought, not feared.
Illustration: Sari Williams