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Data Centers Are Slowing America’s Shift Away From Coal

Jake Bittle / Grist Jul 31, 2026 New federal data shows that AI demand helped push U.S. power sector emissions up last year. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Trump’s Push To Bring Back Polluting Coal

Peter Kuper May 7, 2026 Dig deeper

Baseload Capital’s chief marketing officer Kristina Hagström Ilievska, right, the book's author, and CEO Alexander Helling hold "Our Hidden Powers: The Big Switch.”

Environment

Meet ‘Fossi,’ the Cartoon Character Who Makes Kids Feel Sorry for Coal

TJ Jordan / DeSmog Apr 10, 2026 A new Chevron-backed children’s book closely mirrors industry narratives, and continues a long history of targeting children and young people. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Environment

The Nation’s Largest Public Utility Is Going Back to Coal

Katie Myers, Rebecca Egan McCarthy / Grist Feb 20, 2026 The Tennessee Valley Authority once prided itself on political independence. Data center demand and political pressure have it changing course from clean energy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

As Trump Champions Fossil Fuels, the World Bets on Renewable Energy

Zoya Teirstein / Grist Oct 9, 2025 Despite the U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

Trump’s EPA Has All but Stopped Enforcing Environmental Laws

Tom Perkins / Grist May 9, 2025 In the last few months, the federal agency has significantly scaled back pollution enforcement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Environment

We Cannot Transition to Renewable Energy Without a Plan

David Fridley, Richard Heinberg / IMI Mar 18, 2024 Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan could make a difference between catastrophe and progress. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Colombia’s Cerrejón Mine Dispute Tests the Limits of Sovereignty

Julian Mathews / Truthdig Jan 22, 2024 In Colombia, lawsuits by foreign corporations are obstructing a fossil fuel phase-out at the expense of the indigenous Wayúu community. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Aerial view of the Paradise, Calif. wildfire

Insurers Should Support People, Not the Fossil Fuel Industry

By Tony Dunn / Independent Media Institute Feb 27, 2020 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Earth Had its Hottest Decade on Record in 2010s

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Jan 15, 2020 Scientists say they see no end to the way human-caused climate change is adversely affecting the planet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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A Coal Day in Hell

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 24, 2019 Dig deeper

Even Insurance Companies Are Turning Their Backs on Coal

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Dec 9, 2019 As the climate crisis worsens, one of its biggest culprits is getting too hot for many former backers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )