The USA PotatoClimate Disasters Hit Homeowners Through Insurance Bills, and States Want Big Oil to Pay
Rossana Valverde’s house didn’t burn down. It stood, despite the 99 mile-an-hour winds that swept the Eaton Fire toward her home in Pasadena in January 2025. After the massive wildfire broke out at a utility tower just 300 yards from Valverde’s back fence, she had less than 10 minutes to escape with her husband, three […] The post Climate Disasters Hit Homeowners Through Insurance Bills, and States Want Big Oil to Pay appeared first on DeSmog.Kemi Badenoch Accepted £7,500 Retreat from Chair of Climate Denial Group
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch enjoyed a £7,500 getaway in February at the home of an influential anti-climate donor, DeSmog can reveal. New records show that Badenoch and four members of her family spent six days at a residence owned by Neil Record, a former currency trader who chairs Net Zero Watch, one of the UK’s […] The post Kemi Badenoch Accepted £7,500 Retreat from Chair of Climate Denial Group appeared first on DeSmog.Canada’s Oil Industry Is Trying to Cash in on Iran War
Never let a good crisis go to waste. That seems to be the strategy of fossil fuel interests trying to leverage the oil-related conflict in the Persian Gulf to lock in another chapter of oil extraction. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith flagged the unfolding war as a rationale to fast track bitumen export infrastructure, telling a […] The post Canada’s Oil Industry Is Trying to Cash in on Iran War appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/canadas-oil-industry-is-trying-to-cash-in-on-iran-war/
Breaking: UK Court Paves Way for Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire’s Extradition to U.S.
An Israeli private investigator wanted by U.S. law enforcement for allegedly orchestrating an illegal “hacking-for-hire” operation on behalf of oil and gas major ExxonMobil has been denied permission to appeal against his extradition to the United States in the UK High Court of Justice. As previously reported by DeSmog, Amit Forlit, who was arrested at […] The post Breaking: UK Court Paves Way for Alleged Exxon Hacker-for-Hire’s Extradition to U.S. appeared first on DeSmog.‘You Can’t Live Without Us’: How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels
Four of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have spent the last four years systematically shifting away from climate-friendly advertising to push a new message: fossil fuels are here to stay, a report has found. Campaign group Clean Creatives analysed 1,859 communications from BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron published between 2020 and 2024, spanning paid advertisements on Facebook, YouTube, […] The post ‘You Can’t Live Without Us’: How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels appeared first on DeSmog.Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast, Records Show
This piece is copublished by DeSmog and ExxonKnews. ExxonKnews is a reporting project of the Center for Climate Integrity. Scott Eustis is doing what he can to keep Louisiana afloat. As a veteran wetland and fisheries researcher and lifelong resident, he says he is sure of what caused the damage to the state’s delicate marshlands and drowning coast: the […] The post Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast, Records Show appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/big-oil-knew-it-was-wrecking-louisianas-coast-records-show/
Civil Rights Case Probes Racism Behind Cancer Alley Pollution
A major environmental justice case tying slavery’s legacy to Cancer Alley reached a new phase after a judge rejected defendants’ motion to dismiss last month. The lawsuit centers on claims that St. James Parish in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, where many industrial sites are located on former plantations where people were enslaved, violated the U.S. Constitution […] The post Civil Rights Case Probes Racism Behind Cancer Alley Pollution appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/civil-rights-case-probes-racism-behind-cancer-alley-pollution/
Europe’s Waterways Under Threat from Mining Lobby
The EU’s flagship water law is under threat amid a concerted lobbying blitz from the mining industry. New analysis by DeSmog reveals sector meetings with EU officials tripled in the year before the release of a European Commission strategy document pledging to “review and revise” the Water Framework Directive. The Commission’s ResourceEU Action plan, which […] The post Europe’s Waterways Under Threat from Mining Lobby appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/europes-waterways-under-threat-from-mining-lobby/
Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town
On a chilly Monday just before Thanksgiving, residents of Archbald, Pennsylvania hurried from work in the fading autumn light to snag seats in the old brick Borough Building for a 5 p.m. council meeting. After the roughly 50 seats quickly filled, people continued to pack the room, standing along the walls or wedging themselves into the remaining floor space. […] The post Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/
The SNP’s Oil Executive Holyrood Candidate
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has selected Hannah Mary Goodlad, a senior figure at Norway’s state oil company, Equinor, as its candidate for the Shetland Islands’ seat in parliamentary elections this May. Locals and political opponents have accused Equinor, which has given Goodlad a leave of absence to campaign, of attempting to influence British politics. […] The post The SNP’s Oil Executive Holyrood Candidate appeared first on DeSmog.https://murica.website/2026/03/the-snps-oil-executive-holyrood-candidate/