Indigenous Activists Decry “Data Colonialism” of AI Boom in Their Communities Corporations have proposed building about 103 to 160 massive data centers on Native lands, says Krystal Two Bulls.

Northern Cheyenne activist Krystal Two Bulls says there are 103 to 160 proposed hyperscale data centers on Native lands. The data center boom is a “modern-day iteration” of “settler colonialism,” impacts of which include noise pollution, cancers and respiratory illnesses, water depletion and more.

Why the Silencing of Protest Matters As the Trump administration and its allies seek to stifle free speech and paint protest as domestic terrorism, Voices columnist Yessenia Funes argues that environmental journalists must heed the impac...

Had a great time chatting with @yessfun.com about why environmental journalists should be covering crackdowns on protest.

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No text yet but Cruz's companion bill summary: "prohibit liability against those engaged in the mining, extraction, production, refinement, transportation, distribution, marketing, manufacture, or sale of energy for damages or injunctive or other relief from the use of their products"

🚨Rep. Harriet Hageman just introduced a bill in Congress to kill lawsuits and superfund laws that would make oil companies pay for climate damages.

The lawmaker's press release features a joint statement from the two largest oil & gas lobby groups in the country. hageman.house.gov/media/press-...

we'll find out! many states have an Open Courts Clause that protects public access to the courts, including UT and TN, so I'd expect to see challenges

Now in addition to Utah, Tennessee has become the second state to prohibit lawsuits against oil and gas companies for climate damages. TN's law just passed yesterday

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Omg I completely forgot to put this in our interview but go subscribe to her newsletter too!!! You won't even realize how much you're learning what with all the good memes disasterology.substack.com

Managing disasters in this “bizarre moment” Dr. Samantha Montano, an expert in emergency management, weighs in on the state of disaster response and recovery amid the second Trump administration and climate breakdown.

I learned so much from speaking with disaster researcher & expert @samlmontano.bsky.social about emergency management in this era of Trump and climate catastrophe.

We talked before Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which is making landfall in the Northern Marianas, long the frontlines of climate change

It’s only April. Preparing for typhoons is not unfamiliar to me but to do so during April … for a super typhoon?

The likelihood of a super typhoon developing in the Mariånas in April is historically very low, since peak typhoon season typically runs from August to November.

Judges Overseeing Louisiana's Landmark Oil Cases Have Financial Stakes in Defendants Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the La. coast.

Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the Louisiana coast.

MORE from @garretthazelwood.bsky.social, with @floodlightnews.org @typeinvestigations.org & @veritenews.org

#TheLensNola🔍 In a growing number of Republican-controlled statehouses like Louisiana’s, bills like HB804 propose to immunize polluters from climate liability.

✍ Emily Sanders, ExxonKnews

Read full story: buff.ly/aRIRo1o

#hb804 #climatelawsuit #oilcompanies #louisiana

Today: "The European Union will soon offer flexibility to companies on both penalties and tracing energy imports to help ensure that its landmark law to tackle methane emissions in fossil fuel imports doesn’t put its supply at risk." financialpost.com/pmn/business...

These states could give Big Oil a free pass State legislatures are pushing bills to block lawsuits over climate damages. Here’s how they could play out.

I did a deeper dive into the red state bills aiming to shield oil companies and other polluters from climate liability. One has already become law.

Here's how they work, what they could mean for communities, and why one bill sponsor described his bill as "very confusing"...

many things are awful but you can get borscht in the EV at 3am now and that is important

PSA: Just saw this and there is a propublica link in my story today... please wait to click on it! bsky.app/profile/prop...

These states could give Big Oil a free pass State legislatures are pushing bills to block lawsuits over climate damages. Here’s how they could play out.

I did a deeper dive into the red state bills aiming to shield oil companies and other polluters from climate liability. One has already become law.

Here's how they work, what they could mean for communities, and why one bill sponsor described his bill as "very confusing"...

“Economic Civil War”: States Push Laws to Shield Oil and Gas Companies From Accountability Most of the 15 bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.

NEW: Fifteen laws in 11 states that could immunize the fossil fuel industry from climate-related legal claims have either been passed or are being debated.

Many bills are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.

Europe may think it is importing LNG with low methane intensity, but our investigation shows that may not reflect the reality on the ground

great work!

last week I wrote about the gas industry calling on the EU to pause its methane reg so it can keep importing US LNG

great reporting by @amywestervelt.bsky.social @nickcunningham.bsky.social @rossimarcello.bsky.social shows the reality of 'certified' US gas that claimed to meet the EU's standards

Invisible plumes and ‘terrible pollution’: the reality of the US gas sites rated ‘grade A’ Exclusive: Guardian investigation into reliability of methane certification issued by MiQ reveals weakness of voluntary model

The LNG we import in Europe is far from clean.

Visible methane plumes at US gas sites rated “grade A” resulting in much higher upstream emissions.

Auditors don’t measure emissions — they review operator data that studies show is massively understated.

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As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk Industry groups warn of “supply shocks” as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EU’s methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and gl...

Justin recently said this:

"The oil and gas industry 'loves crises from an economic standpoint, but also to force policy changes,' said Justin Mikulka, an energy industry analyst and communications director at the environmental watchdog group, Oilfield Witness."

And right on cue...(1/2)

Under Trump, companies now get equal tax credits for using carbon capture to drill for more oil

we are gonna be seeing a lot more of this insideclimatenews.org/news/2803202...

New U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows

Since the headline is a bit confusing, the NYT is reporting that on the same day we hit the girl's school in Minab, we also sent a missile full of tungsten steel pellets at a girl's volleyball tournament hundreds of miles away in Lamerd. Twenty one dead.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...

TotalEnergies to reassess 2050 net zero plans due to slow energy transition By Forrest Crellin and Shadia Nasralla March 26, 20262:10 PM GMT+1Updated 19 hours ago

This is why fossil fuel companies always presented their "targets" linked to the caveat that they can only act as fast as society moves: so that when they successfully lobby for fossil lock-in, they can pretend they're just passively going along with trends

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Under Trump, companies now get equal tax credits for using carbon capture to drill for more oil

we are gonna be seeing a lot more of this insideclimatenews.org/news/2803202...

Trump’s Billion-Dollar French Boondoggle Gets Even Dumber - The American Prospect He is paying TotalEnergies a billion dollars to do natural gas investments it is already doing.

that LNG terminal Trump is supposedly paying the French energy company to invest in rather than wind farms? turns out they have *already* been doing that, since 2023 prospect.org/2026/03/26/t...

As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk Industry groups warn of “supply shocks” as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EU’s methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and…

📍 NEW 📍 Big Oil is seizing on war and energy fears to weaken EU methane limits — and lock in decades of new U.S. fossil fuel projects. Read DeSmog's latest co-publish with ExxonKnews. buff.ly/BVcPFtS @emdashsanders.bsky.social #LNG #CheniereEnergy #methane

As War on Iran Continues, a European Climate Law Could Be at Risk Industry groups warn of “supply shocks” as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EU’s methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and gl...

The oil and gas industry “loves crises from an economic standpoint, but also to force policy changes,” said Justin Mikulka, an energy industry analyst and communications director at the environmental watchdog group, Oilfield Witness.