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A black and white image of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices with two red oil pumpjack images overlaid.
us/Supreme Court Will Hear Exxon’s Effort to Crush Climate Lawsuits
By Emily Sanders
on
Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from considering the petition, despite significant financial conflicts of interest in implicated cases.
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Credit: Facebook
Carney Government Knew Carbon Capture Was ‘Very Limited,’ Docs Show
By Geoff Dembicki
on
Briefing notes obtained by DeSmog reveal the Carney government had major knowledge gaps about CCS even as it made the technology central to its climate plan.
Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, Conservative Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho, and Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice. Credit: Lauren Hurley / DESNZ (Miliband), Christine Quarmyne / CCHQ (Coutinho), Reform UK / YouTube (Tice)
uk/AI vs. Net Zero: The UK’s Next Climate Battle
By Rei Takver
on
Opponents of climate action are taking advantage of the AI boom to attack the government’s clean energy goals.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Michigan Sues Fossil Fuel Companies While Alberta Protects Them
By Mitch Anderson
on
While Michigan lawmakers are taking fossil fuel companies to court for delaying the green transition, the Alberta government is hampering clean energy.
Deep injection well used for disposal of oil drilling and hydraulic fracking wasterwater in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA. (Credit: Citizens of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster: Trillions of Gallons of Buried Toxic Wastewater
By Justin Nobel
on
Industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drilling’s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasn’t safe.
A coal-fired power plant with white emissions visible and rounded mountains in the background.
us/Trump’s EPA Just Used the Clean Air Act to Prop up Coal Power
By Joe Fassler
on
The Environmental Protection Agency threw out Colorado’s entire haze reduction plan, in what critics called ‘illegal’ and a possible warning to other states not to close fossil fuel plants.
President Donald Trump. Credit: Gage Skidmore (CC by 2.0)
Canada Pension Plan is Bankrolling Trump’s Fossil Fuel and AI Agenda
By Taylor Noakes
on
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested billions in fossil fuel expansion in the United States since Trump’s return to office.
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Credit: Mark Carney Facebook account
Mark Carney’s Goal Is to ‘Increase Our Oil Production,’ Says Former Chief of Staff
By Mary Stuart
on
It’s an energy agenda seemingly at odds with the prime minister’s previous stated commitments to addressing climate change.
Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog
After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting
By Sharon Kelly
on
For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. It’s now backing Carbon Measures’ accounting scheme, which moves pollution “liabilities” to buyers’ books.
Danielle Smith with Jeff Landry (right) and others at Donald Trump inauguration event in January 2025. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland
By Mary Stuart
on
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.

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us/Supreme Court Will Hear Exxon’s Effort to Crush Climate Lawsuits
ByEmily Sanders
on
Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from considering the petition, despite significant financial conflicts of interest in implicated cases.
Series: Climate Change Lawsuits
A black and white image of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices with two red oil pumpjack images overlaid.
Carney Government Knew Carbon Capture Was ‘Very Limited,’ Docs Show
ByGeoff Dembicki
on
Briefing notes obtained by DeSmog reveal the Carney government had major knowledge gaps about CCS even as it made the technology central to its climate plan.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Credit: Facebook
uk/AI vs. Net Zero: The UK’s Next Climate Battle
ByRei Takver
on
Opponents of climate action are taking advantage of the AI boom to attack the government’s clean energy goals.
Series: Tech vs Climate
Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, Conservative Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho, and Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice. Credit: Lauren Hurley / DESNZ (Miliband), Christine Quarmyne / CCHQ (Coutinho), Reform UK / YouTube (Tice)
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Michigan Sues Fossil Fuel Companies While Alberta Protects Them
ByMitch Anderson
on
While Michigan lawmakers are taking fossil fuel companies to court for delaying the green transition, the Alberta government is hampering clean energy.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. Credit: Danielle Smith X account
The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster: Trillions of Gallons of Buried Toxic Wastewater
ByJustin Nobel
on
Industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drilling’s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasn’t safe.
Deep injection well used for disposal of oil drilling and hydraulic fracking wasterwater in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA. (Credit: Citizens of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)
us/Trump’s EPA Just Used the Clean Air Act to Prop up Coal Power
ByJoe Fassler
on
The Environmental Protection Agency threw out Colorado’s entire haze reduction plan, in what critics called ‘illegal’ and a possible warning to other states not to close fossil fuel plants.
A coal-fired power plant with white emissions visible and rounded mountains in the background.
Canada Pension Plan is Bankrolling Trump’s Fossil Fuel and AI Agenda
ByTaylor Noakes
on
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has invested billions in fossil fuel expansion in the United States since Trump’s return to office.
Series: Tech vs Climate
President Donald Trump. Credit: Gage Skidmore (CC by 2.0)
Mark Carney’s Goal Is to ‘Increase Our Oil Production,’ Says Former Chief of Staff
ByMary Stuart
on
It’s an energy agenda seemingly at odds with the prime minister’s previous stated commitments to addressing climate change.
Series: Carney's Climate Betrayal
Prime Minister Mark Carney. Credit: Mark Carney Facebook account
After Decades of Deflection, ExxonMobil Moves to Reshape Global Climate Accounting
BySharon Kelly
on
For decades, ExxonMobil argued consumers, not oil giants, should take responsibility for fossil fuel pollution. It’s now backing Carbon Measures’ accounting scheme, which moves pollution “liabilities” to buyers’ books.
Credit: Sari Williams/DeSmog
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland
ByMary Stuart
on
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.
Series: MAGA
Danielle Smith with Jeff Landry (right) and others at Donald Trump inauguration event in January 2025. Credit: Danielle Smith X account