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Planned Fossil Fuel Production Vastly Exceeds the World’s Climate Goals, ‘Throwing Humanity’s Future Into Question’

By Nicholas Kusnetz — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 05:01:00 +0000

Among the 20 top fossil fuel-producing countries, the U.S., Brazil and Saudi Arabia foresee significant increases in domestic oil production, while Russia, India and Indonesia all project substantial increases in coal.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

The world’s top fossil-fuel producing nations are still planning to increase their output of oil, gas and coal far beyond what the world’s climate targets would allow, according to a new United Nations report.

How Midwest Landowners Helped to Derail One of the Biggest CO2 Pipelines Ever Proposed

By Kristoffer Tigue — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Lured by billions of dollars in federal funding for carbon capture, developers are proposing huge pipelines to carry the CO2 across the Midwest. In Illinois, one retired academic united her neighbors to fight a key project.

By Kristoffer Tigue

After half a decade of failed attempts, Kathleen Campbell thought 2021 would finally be the year she retired. That is—until she received a letter in December from Navigator CO2 Ventures.

Feds Approve Expansion of Northwestern Gas Pipeline Despite Strong Opposition Over Its Threat to Climate Goals

By Grant Stringer — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:31:45 +0000

Democratic leaders, tribes and environmentalists say the increased delivery of Canadian gas to Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California would jeopardize state and national emissions reduction targets.

By Grant Stringer

Federal regulators approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest Thursday morning, bucking fierce objections from Democrats and environmentalists in the region who say the decision is incompatible with climate policies.

Texas Continues to Issue Thousands of Flaring Permits

By Martha Pskowski — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:55:00 +0000

State regulators raise doubts about natural gas flaring permits but rarely reject them. Advocates for reform say the permit process is a “rubber stamp” and that companies shouldn’t get a free pass to keep flaring indefinitely.

By Martha Pskowski

At a Railroad Commission meeting last month, Commissioner Jim Wright chastised Callon Petroleum for flaring natural gas at a drilling site, saying it should “find a better solution.”

The Biden Administration Has Begun Regulating 400,000 Miles of Gas ‘Gathering Lines.’ The Industry Isn’t Happy

By Craig R. McCoy — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:25:00 +0000

Many of those lines, laid since the fracking boom began 15 years ago, are bigger than earlier pipes, and since new reporting requirements have gone into effect, thousands of miles of line haven’t been accounted for.

By Craig R. McCoy

After decades of industry resistance, federal safety officials are finally starting to regulate a huge part of the nation’s pipeline system.

Q&A: The EPA Dropped a Civil Rights Probe in Louisiana After the State’s AG Countered With a Reverse Discrimination Suit

Interview by Steve Curwood, "Living on Earth" — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Who’s responsible for backing off—the EPA, President Joe Biden or Attorney General Merrick Garland?

Interview by Steve Curwood, "Living on Earth"

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Host Steve Curwood with Monique Harden, director of law and policy at the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.

Summer of Record Heat Deals Costly Damage to Texas Water Systems

By Dylan Baddour — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 18:16:06 +0000

As dry soils contract, underground pipes rupture and cities contend with thousands of costly water leaks, frustrating conservation efforts and highlighting the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to a warming climate.

By Dylan Baddour

The hottest summer on record for many Texas cities has brought millions of dollars in damage to municipal plumbing and the loss of huge volumes of water during a severe drought.

Wyoming Could Gain the Most from Federal Climate Funding, But Obstacles Are Many

By Marianne Lavelle — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:15:00 +0000

Ambitious climate action could reap rewards for the No. 1 coal state, one study concludes. But the state economy remains tied to fossil fuels.

By Marianne Lavelle

Wyoming Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, leading Republican voices on energy policy, have been among the foremost critics of the nation’s first comprehensive climate law.

Federal Regulators Raise Safety Concerns Over Mountain Valley Pipeline in Formal Notice

By Phil McKenna — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The notice came as a federal court dismissed three lawsuits that challenged permits for the pipeline following a directive by lawmakers to fast track its completion.

By Phil McKenna

Federal regulators have sent a proposed safety order to the developers of the contentious and highly politicized Mountain Valley Pipeline citing concerns over potential pipe corrosion and land movement in the steep mountain terrain the pipeline will cross in West Virginia and Virginia.

Is Carbon Capture and Storage a Climate Solution?

By Nicholas Kusnetz — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 09:30:00 +0000

Fossil fuel companies’ favorite climate solution has scored tens of billions of dollars in support from the Biden administration and Congress, but many environmentalists and scientists say it is a dangerous boondoggle.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Carbon capture and storage refers to a suite of technologies that remove carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions and then compress the climate-warming gas for injection underground. The idea is not new, but has gotten lots of attention and tens of billions of dollars in funding in recent years as governments look to accelerate efforts to cut climate pollution.