Sharon Kelly

About

Sharon Kelly is an attorney and investigative reporter based in Pennsylvania. She was previously a senior correspondent covering energy and antitrust at The Capitol Forum and, prior to that, she reported for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Earth Island Journal, and a variety of other print and online publications.

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In a year marked by climate-linked catastrophe, the economic drawbacks of fossil fuels stood in stark relief while renewable energyโ€™s slow expansion continued.

In a year marked by climate-linked catastrophe, the economic drawbacks of fossil fuels stood in stark relief while renewable energyโ€™s slow expansion continued.
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Ten of Laredo, Texasโ€™s schools rank in the countryโ€™s top 1 percent of schools where studentsโ€™ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.

Ten of Laredo, Texasโ€™s schools rank in the countryโ€™s top 1 percent of schools where studentsโ€™ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.
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An InfluenceMap report finds the major business trade association is lobbying against measures backed by some of its own members like investors and big banks that have called for uniform SEC rules on climate and environment.

An InfluenceMap report finds the major business trade association is lobbying against measures backed by some of its own members like investors and big banks that have called for uniform SEC rules on climate and environment.
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Since 1985, streams and rivers have repeatedly suffered โ€œacuteโ€ levels of toxic chemicals in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, despite U.S. efforts to paint a rosy environmental image abroad.

Since 1985, streams and rivers have repeatedly suffered โ€œacuteโ€ levels of toxic chemicals in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, despite U.S. efforts to paint a rosy environmental image abroad.
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Didnโ€™t have a chance to watch the all-day Congressional hearings on climate change and oil industry disinformation this week? Weโ€™ve collected video clips with some of the dayโ€™s most interesting moments.

Didnโ€™t have a chance to watch the all-day Congressional hearings on climate change and oil industry disinformation this week? Weโ€™ve collected video clips with some of the dayโ€™s most interesting moments.
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A โ€œNet Zeroโ€ carbon emissions approach, the keystone of many government and corporate strategies on climate change, is a pollute now, pay later strategy, a new report argues.

A โ€œNet Zeroโ€ carbon emissions approach, the keystone of many government and corporate strategies on climate change, is a pollute now, pay later strategy, a new report argues.
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Investigation surrounding sulfur dioxide pollution from a Port Arthur, Texas, plant owned by the โ€œotherโ€ Koch brother offers a test of the Biden administrationโ€™s environmental justice commitments.

Investigation surrounding sulfur dioxide pollution from a Port Arthur, Texas, plant owned by the โ€œotherโ€ Koch brother offers a test of the Biden administrationโ€™s environmental justice commitments.
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After a decade spent stoking demand for โ€œabundantโ€ natural gas, the U.S. now sits more exposed than ever to the fossil fuelโ€™s wild price swings. Oil and gas advocates want you to blame wind and solar energy.

After a decade spent stoking demand for โ€œabundantโ€ natural gas, the U.S. now sits more exposed than ever to the fossil fuelโ€™s wild price swings. Oil and gas advocates want you to blame wind and solar energy.
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An ultra-deepwater drill ship, damaged by Hurricane Ida, has lost a massive piece of equipment somewhere over a subsea maze of oil and gas pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.

An ultra-deepwater drill ship, damaged by Hurricane Ida, has lost a massive piece of equipment somewhere over a subsea maze of oil and gas pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.
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U.S. Coast Guard has dispatched cutter to โ€œdetermine whether crew is in immediate danger.โ€

U.S. Coast Guard has dispatched cutter to โ€œdetermine whether crew is in immediate danger.โ€