Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 01:34:29 +0000
Interior Department Announces Nearly $5 Million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Clean Up Legacy Pollution in Missouri … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 02:06:18 +0000
A study published by the University of Texas finds that regulating methane pollution from oil and gas sites in Texas could create as many as 35,000 jobs. Texas is the top methane polluting state in the country, and the state’s Permian Basin is one of the largest oil and gas producing regions in the world. […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2022 03:45:30 +0000
Enough methane gas leaks from pipelines between Permian wellheads and processing facilities to power 2.1 million homes, a study published Tuesday in Environmental Science and Technology Letters finds. The 213,000 metric tons of methane escaping from so-called gathering lines is 14 times higher than a previous EPA finding. The study represents the second finding that […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 03:40:33 +0000
A Diné (Navajo) community activist investigates leaks at oil and gas sites in New Mexico. With an infrared camera in hand, a Diné (Navajo) community activist investigates methane leaks at oil and gas sites. Environmental protectors sound the alarm and push for regulation in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin. In Southern Louisiana, land loss poses […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:00:38 +0000
Three Tips for the New US Methane Monitoring and Measurement Interagency Working Group The government is doubling down on climate change, and emissions transparency is in the spotlight. The Biden administration has released a new set of actions for tackling super-polluting methane emissions. Their plan includes the formation of an interagency working group to coordinate […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:00:05 +0000
Original press release published on CEA.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:00:05 +0000
An international study involving researchers from CNRS and CEA as well as the company Kayrros reveals hundreds of major methane leaks linked to the global exploitation of oil and gas. Scientists show that their mitigation would lead to climatic and economic benefits amounting to billions of dollars for the main hydrocarbon producing countries. This work […]