Obama-Era Methane Rules Hurdle New Challenge
After blocking the Trump administration from pausing new methane-emissions regulations covering oil and natural gas wells, the D.C. Circuit refused Thursday to reconsider that July ruling.
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LA Gas Field to Reopen, But Fight Still On
The planned reopening of a massive Los Angeles natural gas storage facility that spewed methane for months has only renewed the fight over its future.
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Thawing Permafrost Fuels Worries Over Global Warming
A new scientific study on thawing permafrost in the Mackenzie Delta in Northern Canada shows the phenomenon could lead to rising methane emissions both from natural production of the gas and the release of escaping subsurface fossil fuels.
Read moreCalifornia & New Mexico Demand Enforcement of Methane Rule
California and New Mexico sued Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke on Wednesday for delaying enforcement of a rule that cracks down on air pollution from oil and gas wells on federal land.
Read moreDC Circuit Says EPA Can’t Keep Delaying Obama-Era Methane Rules
The D.C. Circuit on Monday struck down the EPA’s decision to pause an Obama-era rule regulating methane emissions from oil and natural gas wells.
Read moreStates Join Fight to Restore Air-Pollution Controls
Eyeing a push in the D.C. Circuit to restore federal limits on industrial air pollution, a coalition of 14 attorneys general and the city of Chicago filed a motion to intervene Tuesday.
Read moreAncient Arctic Craters Still Leaking Methane, Study Finds
Hundreds of craters on the Arctic Sea floor – formed during the last ice age – are actively leaking methane and have the potential to erupt and expel massive amounts of the potent greenhouse gas, a new study reveals.
Read moreCalifornia Tightens Regulations on Methane Emissions
More than a year after a Los Angeles-area gas well spewed methane unchecked for over 100 days, California regulators on Thursday approved new regulations aimed at updating the state’s oil and gas industry’s facilities and greenhouse gas emissions.
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