Sarah Hofmann is a journalist and graduate student at NYU’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program (SHERP) who is interning for DeSmog during the summer of 2026.
A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
More than a decade after Shell announced its Beaver County complex, new reports show the oil giant’s promised economic revival failed, while pollution concerns now shape debates over proposed data centers.
Residents, activists, and a state commissioner critiqued the deals, approved under the top oil regulator, who is stepping down following a DeSmog investigation.
JPMorgan topped the list of bankers embracing “disaster capitalism” as Trump’s climate deregulation policies inspire more industry investments, new report finds.