NASA Plane Hunts Down Methane ‘Super-Emitters’ in California
For two years a NASA aircraft scoured from the sky in search of deadly gas, but the mission was not over an alien planet: it searched for sources of methane in California.
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Judge Weighs Jobs, Emissions in Fight Over Coal Mine Approval
A federal judge is considering whether to let a Colorado coal mine operate as planned in January 2020 or bar operations until methane flaring equipment is approved by a federal agency and installed, a delay that could cost 365 miners their jobs ahead of the holiday season.
Read moreTexas Researchers Urge Cuts in Pollution on University Land
More than 50 faculty members at a prominent Texas university on Wednesday urged officials involved with a program that raises millions of dollars in oil and gas revenue for higher education to significantly reduce oilfield methane pollution.
Read moreEnvironmentalists to Map Methane Emissions in Largest US Oilfield
A planned year-long study of methane emissions in the booming West Texas oil patch aims to paint a clearer picture of just how much of the climate change-causing pollutant is escaping from oil and gas sites.
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EPA Tosses Methane Rules, Alarming Climate Scientists
Unraveling rules that it had tried for years to put on hold, the Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal Thursday to cut regulations on methane, the second most potent greenhouse gas that accelerates global warming.
Read moreScientists See Profit in Removing Greenhouse Gases
Merging capitalism with conservation, a study released Monday proposes a football field-sized array of crystal arrays that can pull methane out of the Earth’s atmosphere could become a lucrative industry in the future.
Read moreStudy: Aliso Canyon Blowout Caused by Corroded Pipe
More than three years since the country’s largest methane gas blowout at the Aliso Canyon storage field, a new report released Friday found the leak was caused by a corroded pipe saturated with groundwater.
Read moreCalifornia Supreme Court Hears Aliso Canyon Gas Leak Case
A group of small businesses said Southern California Gas Company should be held accountable for the ruinous losses they suffered in the wake of the most catastrophic gas leak in California history.
Read moreJudge OKs $120 Million Deal Over Massive Methane Leak
A state court judge in Los Angeles approved a deal Monday in which Southern California Gas Company will pay $120 million to state and local agencies over the 2015 Aliso Canyon methane gas blowout that forced thousands of residents to flee their homes.
Read moreWhite House Finalizes Plan to Ease Methane Rules
The Trump administration finalized plans Tuesday to unwind regulations aimed at preventing methane from leaking into the atmosphere.
Read moreStates Sue Over Rolled Back Methane Flaring Rule
California and New Mexico on Tuesday sued to block the Trump administration from rolling back an Obama-era rule that would curb air pollution from oil and gas wells on public land.
Read moreEPA 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.
Read moreCalifornia, 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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