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David Hasemyer

David Hasemyer

Reporter, San Diego

Inside Climate News reporter David Hasemyer is from the red rock country of Southeastern Utah where he grew up and learned to appreciate the importance responsible stewardship of the environment.  He is co-author of the Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill You’ve Never Heard Of, which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, and co-authored the 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist series “Exxon: The Road Not Taken.” Prior to joining ICN, Hasemyer had an award-wining tenure at The San Diego Union-Tribune as an investigative reporter. Hasemyer’s newspaper work has been recognized by the Associated Press, the Society for Professional Journalists, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. He also has been a finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Social Justice and Human Rights. PGP key: http://ow.ly/iEHN3089Gqg

Maui. Credit: Andre Seale/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Maui Has Begun the Process of Managed Retreat. It Wants Big Oil to Pay the Cost of Sea Level Rise.

By David Hasemyer

Bill Olesner walks down South Battery St. while cleaning debris from storm drains on Sept. 5, 2019 in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Fives States Have Filed Climate Change Lawsuits, Seeking Damages From Big Oil and Gas

By David Hasemyer

‘At the Forefront of Climate Change,’ Hoboken, New Jersey, Seeks Damages From ExxonMobil

By David Hasemyer

Floodwaters inundate the San Jacinto River basin in Houston, Texas, following Hurricane Harvey. Credit: DigitalGlobe via Getty Images

Hundreds of Toxic Superfund Sites Imperiled by Sea-Level Rise, Study Warns

By David Hasemyer

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

Minnesota and the District of Columbia Allege Climate Change Deception by Big Oil

By David Hasemyer

Exxon signs. Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images

Texas Justices Hand Exxon Setback in California Climate Cases

By David Hasemyer

Maleta "Queen" Kimmons stands at the North Minneapolis O'Reilly Auto Parts store on Broadway Ave. The store was destroyed during a recent demonstration for George Floyd. Credit: Katie G. Nelson

Across America, Five Communities in Search of Environmental Justice

By David Hasemyer, Ilana Cohen, Judy Fahys, Kristoffer Tigue, Nicholas Kusnetz

Richmond, California, home to a Chevron refinery near San Francisco Bay, in one of several cities suing fossil fuel companies over climate change. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

In Setback to Industry, the Ninth Circuit Sends California Climate Liability Cases Back to State Courts

By David Hasemyer

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is seen in San Francisco, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

With 10 Appointees on the Ninth Circuit, Trump Seeks to Tame His Nemesis

By David Hasemyer

Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for Covid-19 in set-up tents before they enter the main emergency department area at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx on March 24. Credit: Misha Friedman/Getty Images

Decades of Science Denial Related to Climate Change Has Led to Denial of the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Neela Banerjee, David Hasemyer

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Trump’s Move to Suspend Enforcement of Environmental Laws is a Lifeline to the Oil Industry

By David Hasemyer, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz, Phil McKenna

Honolulu is Already Feeling the Effects of Climate Change

Honolulu Sues Petroleum Companies For Climate Change Damages to City

By David Hasemyer

Maryland Climate Ruling a Setback for Oil and Gas Industry

By David Hasemyer

U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. Credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Lawsuits Seeking Damages for Climate Change Face Critical Legal Challenges

By David Hasemyer

Young plaintiffs stand outside a courthouse in 2017. Credit: Robin Loznak

Kids’ Climate Lawsuit Thrown Out by Appeals Court

By David Hasemyer, Nicholas Kusnetz

Richmond, California, home to a Chevron refinery near San Francisco Bay, in one of several cities suing fossil fuel companies over climate change. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Fossil Fuels on Trial: Where the Major Climate Change Lawsuits Stand Today

By David Hasemyer

San Francisco faces increasing coastal risks as sea level rises. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Emails Reveal Justice Dept. Working Closely with Big Oil to Oppose Climate Lawsuits

By David Hasemyer

Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida was heavily damaged when Hurricane Michael hit in 2018. Credit: Airman 1st Class Kelly Walker/U.S Air Force

U.S. Military Precariously Unprepared for Climate Threats, War College & Retired Brass Warn

By David Hasemyer

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