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Advocates fear billions in Inflation Reduction Act money won't reach targeted communities
with Louisiana Illuminator
October 25, 2023
In communities of color, most oil and gas jobs still go to white workers
with Grist, Verite, the Illuminator and WWNO
October 6, 2023
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Politicians say this Florida news site lets them buy coverage. Is your state next?
with NPR
October 6, 2023
Why the racial makeup of utility commissions could be a matter of life and death
with Capital B
October 3, 2023
How Carbon Stored Underground Could Find Its Way Back Into the Atmosphere
with Louisiana Illuminator, the Lens and Inside Climate News
September 26, 2023
How a utility’s silent spending to control energy policy might determine abortion rights in Florida
with the Orlando Sentinel
September 15, 2023
St. John grain export facility opponents score win in court
with Louisiana Illuminator
August 30, 2023
Carbon-capture gold rush an ‘insult’ to locals in emissions-hit Louisiana
with the Guardian and Louisiana Illuminator
August 13, 2023
US utilities group opposes Biden plan to make gas power plants cleaner
with the Guardian
August 7, 2023
LNG trade is growing. In debt-ridden Ghana, it comes with risks
with the Guardian and Climate Home News
August 4, 2023
Property insurance disappears for Louisianans – but not for gas facilities
with the Guardian, Louisiana Illuminator and The Lens
July 24, 2023
Environmental group applauds proposed rule updates for flaring, idle wells
with Louisiana Illuminator
July 20, 2023
Residents in ‘Cancer Alley’ push for stricter emissions standards
with Louisiana Illuminator
July 7, 2023
Carbon capture portrayed as a linchpin to Louisiana’s success, failure
with Louisiana Illuminator
June 23, 2023
Power companies spend millions to fight Maine’s proposed non-profit utility
with the Guardian and Portland Press Herald
June 18, 2023
Power companies quietly pushed $215m into US politics via dark money groups
with the Guardian
June 15, 2023
Texas lawmakers passed a bill to stop insurers from considering ESG criteria in setting rates
with the Texas Tribune
June 12, 2023
Texas has gone big with renewable energy. Why can’t it go all the way?
with the Texas Tribune
May 25, 2023
In 'Cancer Alley,' industry mounts campaign against grassroots organizers
with the Guardian
May 4, 2023
Offshore wind workforce a weak link in plan to build out renewables
with Louisiana Illuminator and The Lens
April 25, 2023
Global banks pledged to cut emissions – but still invest billions on US gas exports
with the Guardian
April 5, 2023
Tax incentives start rush for carbon capture projects in Louisiana
with Louisiana Illuminator and the Lens
Mar. 28, 2023
Texas fracking is exacerbating the PFAS crisis
with Grist
Mar. 27, 2023
‘Sacrifice zone’: Gulf Coast helps meet global natural gas needs, but at what cost?
with the Guardian and Louisiana Illuminator
Mar. 20, 2023
US utility firms spent big preparing power grid for storms – and still failed
with the Guardian
Mar. 19, 2023
Activists spread misleading information to fight solar – audio story
with NPR
Mar. 17, 2023
Louisiana bill would end eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines
with Louisiana Illuminator
Mar. 13, 2023
An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
with NPR
Feb. 18, 2023
Louisiana's new utility regulator wants to reduce rates, introduce renewable mandates
with Louisiana Illuminator
Feb. 17, 2023
LNG terminals pose a growing and invisible threat: Air pollution
with Louisiana Illuminator Feb. 6, 2023
Major US railroad merger could bring more tar sands to south-east Texas
with Houston Public Media and the Guardian Feb. 13, 2023
Carbon capture project is ‘Band-Aid’ to greenwash $10bn LNG plant, locals say
with DeSmog and Guardian Feb. 3, 2023
As fracking increases in Texas, city leaders avoid scrutiny
with Fort Worth Report Jan. 26, 2023
Florida Power CEO implicated in scandals abruptly steps down
with NPR Jan. 25, 2023
Ohio Republicans accused of taking $60m in bribes as corruption trial opens with the Guardian Jan. 24, 2023 How ocean wind power could help the US fossil fuel industry with The Lens, Louisiana Illuminator and the Guardian
Dec. 30, 2022
She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative Part 2 in a series with NPR Dec. 21, 2022 In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack critics Part 1 in a series with NPR Dec. 19, 2022 Egypt burns dirtier fuel for power to sell more gas to Europe with Climate Home Nov. 17, 2022
Pollution fight shows how Texas blocks citizen protests
with The Texas Tribune Nov. 3, 2022
The nonprofits cleaning up the oil and gas industry's 'dirty little secret' with High Country News, The Lens and Louisiana Illuminator Nov. 1, 2022
Louisiana project highlights unknowns around carbon capture with The Lens, Louisiana Illuminator and the Guardian Oct. 15, 2022 Abandoned “dry hole” oil wells are polluting Texas farms, ranches and groundwater. The state won’t fix them. with The Texas Tribune and Grist Oct. 13, 2022 Sinking homes, damaged roads: How a New Orleans community struggles against subsidence with the Guardian, Louisiana Illuminator, The Lens and WWNO Oct. 12, 2022
What hinders Louisiana’s shift toward renewable energy? Voters say their congressional leaders
with The Lens and Louisiana Illuminator
Sept. 21, 2022
Leaked: US power companies secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy with the Orlando Sentinel and the Guardian
July 27, 2022
How a conservative US network undermined Indigenous energy rights in Canada with The Narwhal and the Guardian July 18, 2022 The gas industry’s new playbook? Advertise to the young and people of color with the Guardian June 30, 2022 A Florida power company didn’t like a journalist’s commentary. Its consultants had him followed with the Orlando Sentinel, the Florida Times-Union and the Guardian June 24, 2022
Industrial water use threatens Louisiana capital’s drinking water
with The Lens, Louisiana Illuminator and the Guardian
June 8, 2022
Why is eco-conscious California spending millions to support natural gas?
with Capital & Main and the Guardian June 7, 2022
Louisiana legislator pushes bills benefiting the oil and gas industry — and her husband
with the Guardian, The Lens and Louisiana Illuminator May 6, 2022
Texas stumbles in its effort to punish green financial firms
with NPR April 29, 2022
The $287 million dollar pipeline no one needed? How Spire's ambitions almost left St. Louis without heat
with The Intercept and Missouri Independent April 27, 2022
In Texas, thousands in fines paid by oil and gas polluters benefit the fossil fuel industry
with The Texas Tribune April 25, 2022
Uganda oil project casts shadow over Total’s eco-friendly image
with the Guardian April 19, 2022
Gulf oil workers are at the mercy of corporations
with HuffPost, The Lens, WWNO March 9, 2022 Apocalypse Creep: Resilience is futile with This American Life Feb. 11, 2022
'They criminalize us': how felony charges are weaponized against pipeline protestors
with the Guardian
Feb. 10, 2022
Winter Gas Bill from hell: Oklahomas face paying $1.4bn over snowstorm
with Oklahoma Watch and the Guardian Jan. 19, 2022
Revealed: the Florida power company pushing legislation to slow rooftop solar
with Miami Herald and the Guardian Dec. 20, 2021
‘No power to stop it’: optimism turns to frustration over east Africa pipeline
with Earth Journalism Network and the Guardian Nov. 7, 2021
The dark secrets behind big oil’s climate pledges
with the Guardian
Nov. 4, 2021
Nigerians could see justice over Shell oil spills after six decades
with the Guardian and HumAngle Sept. 29, 2021
A historically Black town stood in the way of a pipeline – so developers claimed it was mostly white
with Virginia Public Media and the Guardian September 16, 2021
Exxon’s oil drilling gamble off Guyana coast ‘poses major environmental risk’
August 17, 2021, with a follow-up on August 18 with the Guardian
They fought for clean air. They didn’t know they were part of a gas industry campaign
with the Los Angeles Times, La Opinion and the Guardian
August 16, 2021
A Florida city wanted to move away from fossil fuels. The state just made sure it couldn’t.
with Grist and WJCT/ADAPT
July 29, 2021
How big oil keeps a grip on New Mexico – with the help of a major lobbyist
with Carlsbad Current-Argus and the Guardian
July 11, 2021
A US oil company cut nearly 2,000 jobs – and reaped $2.1bn in pandemic benefits
with Louisiana Illuminator and the Guardian
June 18, 2021
The Louisiana gas industry’s answer to lax safety enforcement? Loosen it more
with Louisiana Illuminator and the Guardian
June 15, 2021
Solar pushback: how US power firms try to make people pay for going green
with the New Territory and the Guardian
May 13, 2021
Bill seeks to make Louisiana ‘fossil fuel sanctuary’ in bid against Biden’s climate plans
with Louisiana Illuminator and the Guardian
May 9, 2021
Why won’t this giant oil pipeline reveal its secret backers?
with Canada's National Observer and the Guardian
May 4, 2021
New Mexico fights to escape powerful grip of big oil and gas
with New Mexico Political Report and the Guardian
April 23, 2021
Banks pledge to fight climate crisis – but their boards have deep links with fossil fuels
with Heated and the Guardian
April 7, 2021
Natural but deadly: huge gaps in US rules for wood-stove smoke exposed
with Alaska Public Media and the Guardian
March 16, 2021
Republicans' new favorite study trashes Biden's climate plans – but who's behind it?
with Wyoming Public Media and the Guardian
March 9, 2021
A Texas city had a bold new climate plan – until a gas company got involved
with the Texas Observer, San Antonio Report and the Guardian
March 1, 2021