News Analysis | Economy & Labor GOP Proposes Letting Fossil Fuel Firms Sue Sick Workers Seeking Compensation GOP senators want a liability shield that lets Big Oil sue workers who seek recompense for getting COVID on the job. By Alexis Goldstein , Truthout August 5, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health US Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Are 15 Percent Higher Than We Thought An unprecedented analysis from Pennsylvania uncovers flaws in the national data. By Kristina Marusic , EnvironmentalHealthNews April 27, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Could COVID-19 Spell the End of the Fracking Industry as We Know It? New Mexico is just one state whose fracking boom appears poised to fall off an economic cliff amid the pandemic. By Dahr Jamail , Truthout March 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Crashing Oil Prices Undermine Trump’s Aim to Drill Toward “Energy Dominance” Relying on an unstable shale industry may have left the U.S. economy more vulnerable during times of crisis. By Sharon Kelly , DeSmogBlog March 11, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Fracking Has Led to a Bust for Pennsylvania School District Finances Despite promises that fracking would bring prosperity, Pennsylvania schools are struggling financially. By Matthew Gardner Kelly & Kai A. Schafft , TheConversation February 17, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Sanders and AOC’s Fracking Ban Angers Centrists and Their Fossil Fuel Backers Democrats unveiled their own climate bills this week, but only the fracking ban would stop the fossil fuel boom. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 13, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health The Hunt for Fugitive Emissions in the Permian’s Oilfields Methane emissions in these West Texas sites are inadequately regulated -- and a huge driver in the climate crisis. By Julie Dermansky , DeSmogBlog February 8, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health 1982 Report Warned of Radioactive Waste Threat From Oil and Gas Wells This waste has been sold at Lowe’s, bottled as “AquaSalina” and marketed as a pet-safe way to de-ice roads. By Sharon Kelly , DeSmogBlog January 28, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Global Groundwater Is Threatened by Unsustainable Practices Amid Climate Crisis The fate of groundwater is closely tied to climate change and energy exploration and deserves more attention. By Daniel Ross , Truthout January 26, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health After a Decade of Fracking, Billions of Dollars Lost and a Climate in Crisis Today's climate impacts have been shaped heavily by actions taken during the last 10 years, particularly in the U.S. By Sharon Kelly , DeSmogBlog January 25, 2020 Truthout