EPA Moves to Roll Back Obama-Era Rules on Methane
The Trump administration released a proposal on Tuesday to roll back Obama-era rules designed to reduce leaks of climate-changing methane from oil and gas facilities.
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California, SoCalGas Reach $119M Deal Over Massive Leak
While a major California utility company agreed to pay $119.5 million in penalties to settle California’s case over a massive methane leak at one of its storage facilities in 2015, state officials stressed Wednesday this does not address the claims of thousands of residents who were forced to flee their homes for months.
Read more15 Attorneys General Sue EPA for Not Enforcing Pollution Controls
Fifteen attorneys general and the city of Chicago sued the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday accusing it of failing to control methane emissions from existing oil and gas operations.
Read moreJudge Revives Obama-Era Emissions Rule for Methane
In the latest setback for efforts to roll back environmental rules, a federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from suspending a rule that cracks down on air pollution from oil and gas wells on public land.
Read moreWhite House to Publish Revise Methane Rules This Week
Attempts to reverse an Obama-era rule aimed at curbing methane emissions have cleared a critical hurdle, the Interior Department announced Monday.
Read moreStates, Groups Sue Feds in Methane Rule Redux
California and a host of environmental groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to again deny the government’s attempt to brush back air pollution laws for the oil industry.
Read moreBusinesses Near Methane Leak Can’t Sue for Lost Profits
A California appeals court has ruled that SoCalGas had no duty of care to businesses dealt a crushing economic blow when thousands of families fled a Los Angeles suburb after a massive methane gas leak.
Read moreInterior Delays Obama-Era Regulation on Methane Emissions
The Interior Department is delaying an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands.
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Methane Ruling Faces Uphill Battle at Interior Dep’t
Finding the Trump administration illegally rolled back an emissions-reducing rule for oil and gas wells on public land, a federal judge revived the regulation Wednesday, but the victory could be short-lived for environmentalists because plans are already under way to scrap the new requirements.
Read moreObama-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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