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Nicholas Kusnetz

Reporter, New York

Nicholas Kusnetz is a reporter for Inside Climate News. Before joining ICN, he worked at the Center for Public Integrity and ProPublica. His work has won numerous awards and citations, including from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Overseas Press Club, the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and others. His articles have appeared in more than a dozen publications including Wired, The Washington Post, Businessweek, The Nation and The New York Times. Nicholas can be reached on Signal at nkusnetz.15.
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Oil companies have lost billions since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to new earnings reports. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Big Oil Took a Big Hit from the Coronavirus, Earnings Reports Show

By Nicholas Kusnetz

OIl rig in sunset. Credit: Michael Kodas/InsideClimate News

What Does Net Zero Emissions Mean for Big Oil? Not What You’d Think

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The global oil and gas industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation and is finally being forced to reckon with a future of dwindling demand for its products, some analysts say. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

BP and Shell Write-Off Billions in Assets, Citing Covid-19 and Climate Change

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards. Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Louisiana’s Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Have Imposed Harsh Penalties for Trespassing on Industrial Land

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Courtesy of Sharon Lavigne

In Louisiana, Stepping onto Oil and Gas Industry Land May Soon Get You 3 Years or More in Prison

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Banks’ Vows to Restrict Loans for Arctic Oil and Gas Development May Be Largely Symbolic

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Miles of unused pipe, prepared for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, sit in a lot on Oct. 14, 2014 outside Gascoyne, North Dakota. Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images

Alberta’s $5.3 Billion Backing of Keystone XL Signals Vulnerability of Canadian Oil

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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

Naomi Seibt. Credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Heartland Launches Website of Contrarian Climate Science Amid Struggles With Funding and Controversy

By Nicholas Kusnetz

By hanging from a bridge over the Houston Ship Channel, Greenpeace protesters shut down traffic to the oil port in Houston on Sept. 12. Credit: Greenpeace

Greenpeace Activists Avoid Felony Charges Following a Protest Near Houston’s Oil Port

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The Syncrude oil sands mine is one of the oldest operating in Alberta. But a declining oil market makes newer projects like Frontier, canceled Sunday, hard to build. Credit: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Mining Company’s Decision Lets Trudeau Off Hook, But Doesn’t Resolve Canada’s Climate Debate

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Methane flare. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Is Natural Gas Really Helping the U.S. Cut Emissions?

By Nicholas Kusnetz

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

Kids’ Climate Lawsuit Thrown Out by Appeals Court

By David Hasemyer, Nicholas Kusnetz

Emissions on the New Jersey Turnpike. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images

U.S. Emissions Dropped in 2019: Here's Why in 6 Charts

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Tom Steyer. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Tom Steyer on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Oil exploration rig. Credit: Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images

What’s Behind Big Oil’s Promises of Emissions Cuts? Lots of Wiggle Room.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Rex Tillerson was Exxon's CEO from 2006 until his retirement shortly before becoming U.S. secretary of state in the Trump administration in 2017. He testified at the New York trial. Credit: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images

Judge Clears Exxon in Investor Fraud Case Over Climate Risk Disclosure

By David Hasemyer, Nicholas Kusnetz

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