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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?
Woodside Energy's Louisiana LNG facility in Calcasieu Parish. Credit: Tellurian
Louisiana LNG Tax Break Could Cost Local Communities $2.8 Billion
By Sharon Kelly
on
Australia’s Woodside approves $17.5 billion LNG project just days before Trump social services budget cuts, leaving locals facing “harsh economic reality.”
An ExxonMobil gas station in Indianapolis. Credit: Jonathan Weiss / Alamy Stock Photo
Breaking: Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire Loses Extradition Fight In London Court
By Rebecca John
on
Amit Forlit, who is accused of conducting hacking operations against 128 targets, faces up to 45 years behind bars if found guilty.
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.
An Israeli private investigator who allegedly carried out a hack-and-leak operation commissioned on behalf of ExxonMobil is being prosecuted at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court for extradition to New York. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/
Climate Denial Group Aided Legal Defense of Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire
By Rebecca John and Geoff Dembicki
on
Lawyers defending private eye Amit Forlit against extradition to the U.S. cite a group that’s argued climate change isn’t “settled science.”
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.
Protesters march against fracking operations in Williamsport, PA. Credit:
Whistleblower Demands PA’s Gov. Fix ‘Completely Unregulated’ Fracking Wastewater Network
By Justin Nobel
on
A new lawsuit alleges toxic, radioactive waste leaked into a PA family’s water well, uncovering a regulatory abyss for miles of fracking pipelines in the state.
Entergy’s New Orleans Power Station. (Credit: Julie Dermansky)
New Orleans Residents Face Surge in Energy Costs from Sale of Gas Utility
By Delaney Nolan
on
City Council OKs private equity firm’s purchase of Entergy gas utility, undermining climate goals and jacking up prices for the city’s poorest.
In October, residents in Morton County, where the Greenpeace/Energy Transfer trial is scheduled to take place, received a mailed publication that featured articles decrying the Dakota Access protests and praising Energy Transfer. Credit: ExxonKnews
us/Who’s Funding This ‘Newspaper’ Mailed to Potential Jurors in Greenpeace’s Trial?
By Emily Sanders
on
A dark money trail linked to pipeline company Energy Transfer could be behind a mysterious mailer targeting North Dakota residents in the lead-up to its trial with Greenpeace.
Carrboro, N.C., Mayor Barbara Foushee speaks at a Dec. 4 press conference announcing the Town Council’s lawsuit against Duke Energy for its alleged role in covering up the dangers of climate change. Credit: Chase Pellegrini de Paur/INDY Week
North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy for Climate ‘Deception’
By Mario Alejandro Ariza
on
Carrboro, N.C., accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay, and "greenwashing."

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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.
Louisiana LNG Tax Break Could Cost Local Communities $2.8 Billion
BySharon Kelly
on
Australia’s Woodside approves $17.5 billion LNG project just days before Trump social services budget cuts, leaving locals facing “harsh economic reality.”
Woodside Energy's Louisiana LNG facility in Calcasieu Parish. Credit: Tellurian
Breaking: Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire Loses Extradition Fight In London Court
ByRebecca John
on
Amit Forlit, who is accused of conducting hacking operations against 128 targets, faces up to 45 years behind bars if found guilty.
An ExxonMobil gas station in Indianapolis. Credit: Jonathan Weiss / Alamy Stock Photo
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)
Climate Denial Group Aided Legal Defense of Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire
ByRebecca John and Geoff Dembicki
on
Lawyers defending private eye Amit Forlit against extradition to the U.S. cite a group that’s argued climate change isn’t “settled science.”
An Israeli private investigator who allegedly carried out a hack-and-leak operation commissioned on behalf of ExxonMobil is being prosecuted at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court for extradition to New York. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/
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
Whistleblower Demands PA’s Gov. Fix ‘Completely Unregulated’ Fracking Wastewater Network
ByJustin Nobel
on
A new lawsuit alleges toxic, radioactive waste leaked into a PA family’s water well, uncovering a regulatory abyss for miles of fracking pipelines in the state.
Protesters march against fracking operations in Williamsport, PA. Credit:
New Orleans Residents Face Surge in Energy Costs from Sale of Gas Utility
ByDelaney Nolan
on
City Council OKs private equity firm’s purchase of Entergy gas utility, undermining climate goals and jacking up prices for the city’s poorest.
Entergy’s New Orleans Power Station. (Credit: Julie Dermansky)
us/Who’s Funding This ‘Newspaper’ Mailed to Potential Jurors in Greenpeace’s Trial?
ByEmily Sanders
on
A dark money trail linked to pipeline company Energy Transfer could be behind a mysterious mailer targeting North Dakota residents in the lead-up to its trial with Greenpeace.
In October, residents in Morton County, where the Greenpeace/Energy Transfer trial is scheduled to take place, received a mailed publication that featured articles decrying the Dakota Access protests and praising Energy Transfer. Credit: ExxonKnews
North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy for Climate ‘Deception’
ByMario Alejandro Ariza
on
Carrboro, N.C., accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay, and "greenwashing."
Carrboro, N.C., Mayor Barbara Foushee speaks at a Dec. 4 press conference announcing the Town Council’s lawsuit against Duke Energy for its alleged role in covering up the dangers of climate change. Credit: Chase Pellegrini de Paur/INDY Week