This week, it’s our year-ender episode. And you know what that means: we’re going round the horn with our assessment of 2018.

First, we’ll discuss the top trends of the year. 

Then, a roundup of the best energy journalism of 2018. 

And finally, some predictions for 2019 — with a twist.

Here some links to our top journalism choices:

• “The Coal Bailout Nobody is Talking About,” by Joseph Daniel
• “Drilled” podcast, by Amy Westervelt
• An interview with Ken Ward, jr. about his MacArthur Genius grant for investigative reporting on the coal industry.
• And Stephen’s other picks for top podcasts of the year.

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