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They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked. A decade after climate activists’ emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.

By Hilary Beaumont

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Jul 15, 2026

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Climate Protest

Featured

They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.

All Stories

America’s data center backlash is bipartisan — can it stay that way?

Here’s the global playbook being used to crack down on climate protest

The politics of renewables are getting stranger. ‘Sun Day’ celebrates them anyway.

A new report shows how local climate activism leads to ‘remarkable’ gains

A new podcast asks: Are ‘radical’ climate activists really that radical?

Trump is bypassing community input to fast-track energy projects that risk pollution

A Chicago law could shift where heavy industry operates — and who bears the burden of pollution

What do climate protests actually achieve? More than you think.

What Tesla’s massive image problem means for the world’s transition to EVs

The uncertain future of the Green New Deal