Nick Cunningham is an independent journalist covering the oil and gas industry, climate change and international politics. He has been featured in Oilprice.com, The Fuse, YaleE360 and NACLA.
A 2023 DeSmog investigation uncovered a โbackroom dealโ between Portland city officials and Zenith Energy. New documents show the state environmental regulator also met with the company.
An American Cancer Society advocacy groupโs links to firms that promote carcinogen producers called โshamefulโ and undermining to public health.
Already scarred by climate change, southwest Louisiana is on the frontlines of the rush to build new LNG.
Ratepayers are increasingly on the hook to pay the extra costs for โcertified gasโ promising low-pollution but that critics warn is rife with problems.
Commercial fishing in southwest Louisiana is already facing hard times. But the rush to build LNG export terminals there may put an end to a once-vibrant industry.
A review of the scientific literature reveals enormous public health, environmental, and climate damage from fracking. Authors say that "no rules or regulations can make these practices safe."
Despite overwhelming opposition from elected officials in Oregon and Washington, and scant evidence showing need for the gas, federal regulators gave the greenlight to TC Energy to expand its pipeline system.
Despite city claims that the approval of Zenith Energyโs controversial oil-by-rail facility was a routine administrative matter, internal documents suggest political staff laid the groundwork for a deal.
Utilities say growing demand justifies upgrading the GTN pipeline โ but their forecasts may not hold up.
NextDecade, a company hoping to build an $11 billion LNG project in south Texas, submitted letters to FERC on behalf of nearly two dozen public officials.
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