Nick Cunningham

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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.

onJun 1, 2023 @ 13:32 PDT

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.

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.
onMar 7, 2023 @ 12:53 PST

NW Natural has contributed nearly $950,000 to a campaign to overturn Eugeneโ€™s limit on natural gas use in new construction.

NW Natural has contributed nearly $950,000 to a campaign to overturn Eugeneโ€™s limit on natural gas use in new construction.
Series: NW Natural
onDec 14, 2022 @ 12:18 PST

A congressional panel released another round of internal oil industry documents, capping off a two-year investigation.

A congressional panel released another round of internal oil industry documents, capping off a two-year investigation.
onDec 8, 2022 @ 10:50 PST

TC Energyโ€™s upgrade of its GTN XPress pipeline would result in a huge increase in methane gas volumes to the region. But it would undermine climate laws already on the books.

TC Energyโ€™s upgrade of its GTN XPress pipeline would result in a huge increase in methane gas volumes to the region. But it would undermine climate laws already on the books.
onNov 30, 2022 @ 09:54 PST

Some residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania have not had clean water for 14 years because of Cabot Oil & Gasโ€™ fracking operations. A โ€œhistoricโ€ plea caps off the landmark fracking case and will result in the restoration of clean drinking water.

Some residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania have not had clean water for 14 years because of Cabot Oil & Gasโ€™ fracking operations. A โ€œhistoricโ€ plea caps off the landmark fracking case and will result in the restoration of clean drinking water.
onNov 18, 2022 @ 09:36 PST

Ohioโ€™s โ€œpermissiveโ€ regulation of fracking waste injection wells threatens public health and the environment, a petition to the EPA says.

Ohioโ€™s โ€œpermissiveโ€ regulation of fracking waste injection wells threatens public health and the environment, a petition to the EPA says.
onOct 25, 2022 @ 17:25 PDT

NW Natural sought a rate hike to recover the costs of lobbying, promotional advertising, and pro-gas activity booklets for kids. Regulators rejected several of those proposals and also initiated a cut in a crucial subsidy for the utility.

NW Natural sought a rate hike to recover the costs of lobbying, promotional advertising, and pro-gas activity booklets for kids. Regulators rejected several of those proposals and also initiated a cut in a crucial subsidy for the utility.
Series: NW Natural
onOct 25, 2022 @ 16:29 PDT

Argentina has hitched its economy to a risky bet on fracking. But the countryโ€™s Vaca Muerta shale is a โ€œbombโ€ laden with economic, health, and financial risks.

Argentina has hitched its economy to a risky bet on fracking. But the countryโ€™s Vaca Muerta shale is a โ€œbombโ€ laden with economic, health, and financial risks.
onOct 18, 2022 @ 18:18 PDT

The case adds to a growing number of major climate accountability cases against the oil industry, a scenario that Shell predicted in 1998.

The case adds to a growing number of major climate accountability cases against the oil industry, a scenario that Shell predicted in 1998.
onOct 17, 2022 @ 11:21 PDT

NW Natural aims to blend hydrogen with methane gas and pipe it to homes in the name of climate action. But community groups blasted the proposal as greenwashing that imposes safety and environmental risks on a working class community.

NW Natural aims to blend hydrogen with methane gas and pipe it to homes in the name of climate action. But community groups blasted the proposal as greenwashing that imposes safety and environmental risks on a working class community.
Series: NW Natural