February 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC -- The public comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed supplemental rule aimed at cutting methane and other emissions from the oil and gas sector ends today.
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January 30, 2023
Washington, DC – The Department of the Interior released
January 10, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding public hearings on a new draft rule aimed at cutting methane and other emissions from the oil and gas sector. Hearings start today and will run through January 12. The agency will hear from people across the country urging it to further strengthen the draft rule, which was released late last year, and quickly finalize and implement it so communities can realize its emission reduction benefits as soon as possible.
January 9, 2023
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a recall for thousands of gas ranges due to a serious concern about carbon monoxide poisoning from the oven compartment. This recall underscores the need for CPSC to enact rules to ensure the safety of new gas stoves, an effort that the agency says it is exploring.
January 5, 2023
The White House selected Commissioner Willie Phillips to be the Acting Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the nation’s independent energy regulator. Strong leadership at FERC, as well as a fifth commissioner, is crucial to advance climate and energy reliability issues and avoid gridlock.
December 14, 2022
Although growing evidence shows that gas stoves fill kitchens and homes with hazardous air pollution, U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Sierra Club released a new report that found major retailers were largely failing to warn potential customers of gas stove health concerns – and safety measures that could protect their health.
December 6, 2022
Washington, DC – Tonight, in a victory for frontline communities, Senator Manchin’s permitting bill has been blocked from being included in must-pass legislation set to be voted on this month. The permitting legislation would have rolled back federal permitting requirements under bedrock environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Water Act, forcing dirty infrastructure projects on vulnerable, environmental justice communities and jeopardizing the clean air and water of many across the country.
December 2, 2022
Brownsville, Texas - Weeks after NextDecade started clear-cutting land for its fracked gas export terminal, Rio Grande LNG, in the Rio Grande Valley, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made steps towards speeding through its review of the proposed Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project.
November 17, 2022
Despite clear evidence that liquified methane gas (LNG) exports are harmful to domestic energy consumers and are disastrous for frontline communities and the climate, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Commonwealth LNG export terminal, the first such certification in 2.5 years.
11 de noviembre de 2022
Durante su discurso de hoy en la COP27, el Presidente Biden mencionó la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación (IRA)—la mayor ley climática de la historia—y que el Senado ratificó la Enmienda de Kigali como indicadores claves del progreso climático de Estados Unidos.
November 11, 2022
Today, in advance of President Biden on the world stage at COP27 Climate Conference, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a supplemental rule proposal that would establish strong, commonsense protections against methane and other harmful pollution from the oil and gas industry.
November 10, 2022
SHARM EL-SHEIKH -- This morning at COP27, Climate Action Tracker released a new analysis that found that the carbon emissions from all under-construction, approved, and proposed Liquefied Methane (“natural”) Gas (LNG) projects between 2021-2050 will use up 10 percent of the remaining carbon budget, dramatically overshooting the emissions