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Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town

DeSmog investigation reveals how developers weakened local limits on giant AI projects.
DeSmog investigation reveals how developers weakened local limits on giant AI projects.
ByEdward Donnelly
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Series: Tech vs. Climate
Series: Tech vs Climate

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uk/Nigel Farage Paid £27,000 to Speak at Pro-Trump U.S. Think Tank
us/Supreme Court Will Hear Exxon’s Effort to Crush Climate Lawsuits
The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster: Trillions of Gallons of Buried Toxic Wastewater
As Russia Bombs Ukraine’s Power Plants, Gulf Coast LNG Companies Win Big
uk/Tory-Linked Climate Denial Group Seeks Funds in Trump’s America

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Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast, Records Show
By Emily Sanders
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Now, parish lawsuits, including one in front of the Supreme Court, could make oil giants pay to restore the state’s vanishing marshes.

Now, parish lawsuits, including one in front of the Supreme Court, could make oil giants pay to restore the state’s vanishing marshes.
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.
'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.
Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Big Tech Accused of AI ‘Greenwashing’
ByJoey Grostern
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A new report has found that “the promises of planet-saving tech remain hollow”.

A new report has found that “the promises of planet-saving tech remain hollow”.
Series: Tech vs. Climate
Series: Tech vs Climate
us/Trump EPA Abandons Climate Working Group Report in Endangerment Finding Repeal
BySharon Kelly
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Emails from the hand-picked, secretive group of climate crisis deniers revealed flaws in their methods and “animus” toward leading scientists.

Emails from the hand-picked, secretive group of climate crisis deniers revealed flaws in their methods and “animus” toward leading scientists.
President Trump at a podium in front of books and flags announces the final repeal of the EPA Endangerment Finding. A C-SPAN banner at the bottom reads 'Trump and EPA Administrator announce rollback of federal climate and emissions regulations.'
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Mosaic Company’s Faustina Ammonia Plant and CF Industries' Donaldsonville Complex's port in the 5th District of St. James with smoke rising from burning sugarcane fields
us/Civil Rights Case Probes Racism Behind Cancer Alley Pollution
BySharon Kelly
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Federal lawsuit claiming local officials illegally pushed polluting industries into Black communities reaches new stage.
Federal lawsuit claiming local officials illegally pushed polluting industries into Black communities reaches new stage.
A utility worker in a hard hat, left, stands beside a transformer destroyed by a Russian drone near Odessa, Ukraine.
As Russia Bombs Ukraine’s Power Plants, Gulf Coast LNG Companies Win Big
ByDelaney Nolan
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Record LNG exports to Europe pushing up prices for U.S. consumers even more than forecast.
Record LNG exports to Europe pushing up prices for U.S. consumers even more than forecast.
Opinion
Climate Deniers Expected More Resistance to Trump’s Fossil Fuel Blitz
ByRei Takver
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‘I’ve never seen anything like this,” longtime denier Marc Morano said recently of Democrats, billionaires, activists and reporters going ‘silent’ on the issue.
‘I’ve never seen anything like this,” longtime denier Marc Morano said recently of Democrats, billionaires, activists and reporters going ‘silent’ on the issue.
A close-up view of shredded paper documents.
Opinion
How Europe’s Climate and Sustainability Rules Were Shredded While Citizens Remained in the Dark
ByHugh Wheelan and Raj Thamotheram
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Policymakers, civil society, investors, business, and the media all must answer key questions fast — before the regulatory rollback turns into a rout.
Policymakers, civil society, investors, business, and the media all must answer key questions fast — before the regulatory rollback turns into a rout.
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us/Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town
'You Can’t Live Without Us': How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels  
Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast, Records Show
Breaking: UK Court Paves Way for Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire’s Extradition to U.S.
us/6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025
Behind Closed Doors, Georgia County Rewrote Data Center Rules

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Inside MAGA’s Global Climate Agenda

How MAGA Lobbying is Undermining EU Climate Rules
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.
Graphic illustration showing orange outline of President Trump at a cabinet meeting around an oval table with black outlines of people seated, and two-thirds of the table covered in white with the logo Project 2025.
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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Ross McKitrick Credentials Ph.D., Economics, University of British Columbia (1996).“Curriculum Vitae” (PDF), Rossmcitrick.com, April 10, 2013. Archived .pdf on file at Desmog. M.A., Eco...
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Global Climate Coalition (GCC) Background The Global Climate Coalition (GCC) was an outspoken industry group based in the United States opposing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ...
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