Residents of the Massachusetts town of Turners Falls celebrated when workers began tearing down a shuttered coal-fired power plant this year. But the demolition is hardly a victory in the battle against manmade climate change. Virtually every piece of the 2,600-ton plant is being shipped to Guatemala to be rebuilt.
It could continue to pollute, for another 50 years.
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use.
Is the Gulf of Mexico the "single best opportunity" to store climate-warming gas — or an existential threat to wildlife and people?
DeSmog reflects on some of the major moments in U.S. LNG policy, the courts, and protest in a turbulent year for this fossil fuel.
Our editors and reporters weigh in on a year of seismic political events, and what they’re paying close attention to in 2025.
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