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Pennsylvania Town Votes Buzzer-Beater ‘No’ on Data Center Mega-Project

After months of protests — and a rushed legal deadline — officials deny Texas developer’s project as residents warn of pollution and impacts on wildlife, water, and power.
After months of protests — and a rushed legal deadline — officials deny Texas developer’s project as residents warn of pollution and impacts on wildlife, water, and power.
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Series: Tech vs. Climate
Series: Tech vs Climate

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Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast, Records Show
us/Civil Rights Case Probes Racism Behind Cancer Alley Pollution
As Russia Bombs Ukraine’s Power Plants, Gulf Coast LNG Companies Win Big
us/Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town
Climate Deniers Expected More Resistance to Trump’s Fossil Fuel Blitz

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Meet the Combustible Cartoon Character Who Wants to Make Kids Feel Sorry for Fossil Fuels
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Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: Advertising & PR Industry

A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.

A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
Breaking: UK Court Paves Way for Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire’s Extradition to U.S.
ByRebecca John
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Israeli private eye Amit Forlit denied appeal in decision that could lead to his facing a maximum of 45 years in prison if found guilty.

Israeli private eye Amit Forlit denied appeal in decision that could lead to his facing a maximum of 45 years in prison if found guilty.
An ExxonMobil gas station in Hiawassee, Georgia, with a blue house in the background.
uk/Nigel Farage Paid £27,000 to Speak at Pro-Trump U.S. Think Tank
ByPhoebe Cooke and Adam Barnett
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The Reform UK leader’s planned trip to Washington D.C. has prompted fresh consternation from campaigners.

The Reform UK leader’s planned trip to Washington D.C. has prompted fresh consternation from campaigners.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
us/Supreme Court Will Hear Exxon’s Effort to Crush Climate Lawsuits
ByEmily Sanders
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Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from considering the petition, despite significant financial conflicts of interest in implicated cases.

Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from considering the petition, despite significant financial conflicts of interest in implicated cases.
Series: Tracking the Lawsuits Fighting for Climate Accountability
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
A black and white image of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices with two red oil pumpjack images overlaid.
uk/Tory-Linked Climate Denial Group Seeks Funds in Trump’s America
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Ex-MP Steve Baker claims role in Conservative net zero backlash at New York event hosted by oil-funded American “friends”.

Ex-MP Steve Baker claims role in Conservative net zero backlash at New York event hosted by oil-funded American “friends”.
Series: Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda
Series: MAGA
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uk/As the Oil Majors Retreat on Climate Promises, Industry Insiders Are Asking: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
ByNeil Wallis
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“I had to decide if this was really a career I wanted to dedicate my life to. The obvious and unavoidable answer was no.”
“I had to decide if this was really a career I wanted to dedicate my life to. The obvious and unavoidable answer was no.”
Climate Disasters Hit Homeowners Through Insurance Bills, and States Want Big Oil to Pay
BySharon Kelly
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After surviving a California wildfire, one family saw premiums quadruple — as states consider laws to force fossil fuel companies to pay for the soaring costs of climate catastrophes they helped create.
After surviving a California wildfire, one family saw premiums quadruple — as states consider laws to force fossil fuel companies to pay for the soaring costs of climate catastrophes they helped create.
As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk
ByEmily Sanders
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Industry groups warn of “supply shocks” as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EU’s methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil-fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and global communities.
Industry groups warn of “supply shocks” as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EU’s methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil-fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and global communities.
'You Can’t Live Without Us': How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels  
ByEllen Ormesher
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Clean Creatives analysis reveals a “coordinated narrative shift” by Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, and Chevron.
Clean Creatives analysis reveals a “coordinated narrative shift” by Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, and Chevron.
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MAPPED: 70 Percent of Trump’s Cabinet Tied to Project 2025 Groups
More than 50 high-level Trump administration officials have links to groups behind the Heritage Foundation-backed plan, a DeSmog analysis found.
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Q & A: Jared Yates Sexton on the ‘Weaponized Abuse’ of Authoritarianism
Understanding how autocrats and oligarchs capture and consolidate state power.
Mapped: Donald Trump’s Transatlantic Anti-Green Network
Politicians, donors, think tanks, and media outlets in the UK and U.S. are working increasingly closely to scupper climate policies and promote fossil fuel extraction.

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