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The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Fight Against Climate Policy, Science and Clean Energy
This seven-part investigation chronicles the fossil fuel industry’s fight against climate policy, science and clean energy, and the ordinary Americans who happen to be in its way. Each story examines one way the industry guards its interests: through legal battles; regulatory policy; persistent misinformation; lucrative tax breaks and subsidies; and undermining clean energy.
Collectively, the stories explain how, despite the accelerating climate crisis, the industry has succeeded in stopping actions that would curtail greenhouse gas emissions.
With Bare Knuckles and Big Dollars, Exxon Fights Climate Probe to a Legal Stalemate
A shift in venue and lost emails now present new challenges for the company’s lawyers who buy time and protect profits by playing defense with offense.
By David Hasemyer
It Took This Coal Miner 14 Years to Secure Black Lung Benefits. How Come?
By David Hasemyer
How Fossil Fuel Allies Are Tearing Apart Ohio’s Long Embrace of Clean Energy
By Brad Wieners and David Hasemyer
Industrial Strength: How the U.S. Government Hid Fracking’s Risks to Drinking Water
By Neela Banerjee
How Fossil Fuel Donors Shaped the Anti-Climate Agenda of a Powerful Congressional Committee
By David Hasemyer, Marianne Lavelle
How Big Oil Lost Control of Its Climate Misinformation Machine
By Neela Banerjee
