oil

Declaración del Sierra Club: Anuncios del Presidente Biden sobre la Ley de Producción de Defensa y Reserva Estratégica Petrolera

El Presidente Biden anunció hoy esfuerzos para abordar la subida de los precios de los combustibles y escasez de la cadena de distribución tras la invasión rusa de Ucrania.

To Fix Broken System For PA Oil and Gas Well Cleanup, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Must Produce Reports

Today at the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board meeting, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) updated the public on the status of two rulemaking petitions to raise oil and gas bonds, stating that it would need more time to produce reports but that the Department is aiming to release the reports in late spring or early summer.

Endangering Communities, Oil and Gas Commission Considering Request to Allow More Powerful Fracking-Driven Earthquakes For Injection Well Operator

AWMS Water Solutions of Warren, a company that ran a fracking waste injection well, has requested the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission amend an order from the Department of Natural Resources’ Oil and Gas Resources Division (ODNR), and raise the threshold for earthquakes for an automatic shutdown, which would allow for more powerful earthquakes before it must shut down.

Pennsylvania to Receive $104 Million in Funding for Much-Needed Cleanup of Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

The Department of the Interior announced today that it would distribute $1.15 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for states, including Pennsylvania, that will clean up inactive oil and gas wells on federal land.

Sierra Club Statement: API Report Misleads on Energy Independence

Washington, DC – Today, the American Petroleum Institute released its annual “State of American Energy” report. In the report, API calls for expanded oil and gas drilling and loosened regulations, claiming that these policy changes are necessary to ensure low prices and energy independence. 

Coastal Bend Community Urges US Army Corps of Engineers, Maritime Administration to Prevent Construction of Bluewater Export Terminal

Yesterday, Sierra Club, Texas Campaign for the Environment, CHISPA Texas, Healthy Gulf, Earthjustice, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and Indigenous Peoples of the Coast Bend, and several hundred individuals submitted comments to the US Army Corps of Engineers urging them to reject Phillips 66 and Trafigura’s 404 permit application for their Bluewater Oil Export Terminal project proposed for construction in the Coastal Bend region of Texas’ Gulf Coast.

Actualización del Plan ‘America the Beautiful’ Resalta Necesidad de Esfuerzos de Conservación Equitativos

La administración Biden publicó hoy una actualización del progreso del plan “America the Beautiful”, también conocido como 30x30, un marco para conservar al menos el 30% de los terrenos, vías acuáticas y áreas oceanográficas para 2030 y asegurarse de que todas las personas tengan acceso a la naturaleza.

Declaración del Sierra Club sobre los Logros de COP26 y Qué Nos Depara el Futuro

Tras dos semanas de intensas negociaciones, la cumbre climática de las Naciones Unidas (COP26) finalizó en Glasgow durante el fin de semana. La reunión se celebró tras una serie de tormentas e inundaciones sin precedentes en Glasgow, un recordatorio de que la crisis climática afecta a todos los rincones del planeta.

Declaración del Sierra Club sobre el Compromiso a Cero Emisiones Vehiculares en la COP26

Más de 100 gobiernos, dueños de flotas de vehículos y compañías automotrices se comprometieron hoy a vender solo vehículos de cero emisiones globalmente para 2040, y para 2035 en los mayores mercados.

Sierra Club Statement: EPA Proposes Major New Curbs on Oil and Gas Methane Emissions, But Must Strengthen Them

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released critical new draft rules to curb methane emissions and other pollution from the oil and gas industry. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Methane emissions are also emitted alongside other harmful pollution that puts communities at risk of serious negative health effects.

Sierra Club and Allies Release Statement on Newsom Administration’s New 3,200-foot Setback Distance Draft Rule to Protect Communities from Harmful Oil Operations

Today, Governor Newsom announced that the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) has issued new draft health and safety rules requiring that newly constructed oil and gas extraction sites must be at least 3,200 feet from California homes, schools, and public parks. This first of its kind draft rule is one of the longest setback distances in the nation, and will help guard Californian communities from toxic pollution from oil and gas wells.

Reguladores del Estado de Texas Aprueban Permiso de Contaminación para La Refinería de Petróleo de Brownsville a la que se Oponen Camaroneros y Pescadores

A pesar de la oposición de camaroneros, pescadores y otros grupos comunitarios locales, la Comisión de Calidad Ambiental de Texas aprobó el 6 de octubre un permiso de contaminación del aire que permitiría la construcción de la refinería Jupiter en el puerto de Brownsville, Texas. Sin embargo, la comisión impuso dos requisitos importantes de control de la contaminación, los cuales mitigarían la polución de aire causado por la instalación— si es que se construye.