While Extreme Heat Bakes the US, Utah Moves to Protect the Fossil Fuel Industry A new law shields polluters from accountability for planet-warming emissions By Dana Drugmand April 17, 2026 In this story: environmental law, climate change, legislation, fossil fuels, dirty energy
When a Country Music Star Joins the Fight Against Coal A proposed coal mine threatened the wild places Corb Lund grew up in. He decided to do something about it. By Ron Johnson April 16, 2026 In this story: coal, music, activism
Coal Gasification Attempts a Comeback The declining industry is looking for ways to revive itself By Nithin Coca April 13, 2026 In this story: coal, Trump, dirty energy, natural gas, climate change
How to Build a Forest For the Future From a Coal Mine of the Past The duo behind Ohio's Sugar Creek Community Forest is restoring land and hope on acres ravaged by the coal industry By Stephen Starr March 20, 2026 In this story: forests, public lands, community, coal
Is a Gas-Station-Free Future Possible? Environmentalists are advocating for clean energy infrastructure despite Trump’s push for more fossil fuels By Linnea Harris February 26, 2026 In this story: natural gas, fossil fuels, health, oil, activism
Forced Coal Plant Openings Throw Communities Into Chaos The federal government is ordering plants to stay open over the objections of locals and plant operators By Nick Engelfried February 10, 2026 In this story: coal, beyond coal, federal policy, Policy, fossil fuels
Michigan Sues Oil and Gas Companies for Sabotaging Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles The suit claims there was a vast conspiracy to maximize profits despite driving a climate crisis By Dana Drugmand February 4, 2026 In this story: oil, natural gas, dirty energy, renewable energy, electric vehicles
Canada Pushes Forward With New LNG Despite Dangerous Climate Impacts A consortium of stakeholders, including US-based Western LNG, are behind Ksi Lisims By Ron Johnson January 11, 2026 In this story: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), oil, clean energy, dirty energy, climate change
Trump’s Venezuela Takeover Is an Oil Trifecta Decades in the Making Several oil companies have a direct stake in what plays out in the region By Amy Westervelt January 7, 2026 In this story: oil, dirty energy, fossil fuels, dirty fuels, Trump
A Montana Utility’s Coal Addiction Costs Ratepayers Millions Energy bills are set to go up because the state wants to keep the Colstrip coal plant running By Nick Engelfried December 5, 2025 In this story: coal, coal ash, fossil fuels