Sharon Kelly

About

Sharon Kelly is an attorney and investigative reporter based in Pennsylvania. She was previously a senior correspondent covering energy and antitrust at The Capitol Forum and, prior to that, she reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other print and online publications.

onSep 11, 2020 @ 16:04 PDT

This factsheet is part of DeSmog's Agribusiness Database project. For more information, read our full investigation on the pesticide industry's approach to climateย action. Big agribusiness has rec...
onSep 11, 2020 @ 16:03 PDT

This factsheet is part of DeSmog'sย Agribusiness Databaseย project. For more information, read our fullย investigationย on the pesticide industry's approach to climateย action. As the impacts of climat...
onSep 1, 2020 @ 19:44 PDT

At an August 30ย briefing in Orange, Texas, during a visit to tour damage from Hurricane Laura, President Trump answered a question about climate change and hurricanes. Texas has had big storms for ...
onAug 27, 2020 @ 10:33 PDT

Not only is QAnon taking up climate denial, but prominent climate deniers have been taking up QAnon, according to a new analysis.

Not only is QAnon taking up climate denial, but prominent climate deniers have been taking up QAnon, according to a new analysis.
onJul 30, 2020 @ 15:14 PDT

Yesterday, President Trump left Midland, Texas, after arriving in the stateโ€™s Permian oilfield region for a $2,800 a plate luncheon and a โ€œroundtableโ€ that required each participant to pony upย $100...
onJul 9, 2020 @ 17:20 PDT

On Monday, July 6, a federal judge ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) by August 5.ย Theย move followsย a March judgment that ordered the pipeline to undergo a more thorough envi...
onJul 1, 2020 @ 03:00 PDT

The nation's oldest and largest gasoline refinery was closed following an explosion and fireball which rocked the majority Black neighborhood of South Philadelphia.

The nation's oldest and largest gasoline refinery was closed following an explosion and fireball which rocked the majority Black neighborhood of South Philadelphia.
onJun 15, 2020 @ 11:18 PDT

A DeSmogย investigation found that the pipeline's construction has been plagued by drilling and permitting problems.

A DeSmogย investigation found that the pipeline's construction has been plagued by drilling and permitting problems.
onApr 16, 2020 @ 13:21 PDT

The oil, gas, and petrochemical industriesย haveย taken a massive financial blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) concludes, but its...
onApr 3, 2020 @ 18:20 PDT

Last Friday, the Iowa Utilities Board issued an order that would allow the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) to double the amount of oil that flows through the stateย from 550,000 barrels a day to 1.1 m...