Aliso Canyon, One Year Later
Just over one year ago, natural gas began leaking from the Aliso Canyon underground storage facility in Los Angeles—one of the more than 400 such facilities in...
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California Proposes Strong Methane Rules
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) met last week to consider adopting some of the nation’s strongest rules to limit methane emissions from the oil and...
Oil and Gas Producers Take a Pass on EPA's New Voluntary Methane Challenge Program
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the official kickoff of its Methane Challenge Program—a new voluntary effort to achieve methane ...
Aliso Canyon Leak Plugged but Safety Issues Linger
After nearly four months, the leaking well at the Aliso Canyon underground gas storage facility in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles has finally...
California Leads on Reducing Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Operations
California took a big step forward to reduce emissions of potent, heat-trapping methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. Joining states like Wyoming,...
Independent Expert Scientists Confirm Flaws in EPA Fracking Study
An appointed group of independent, expert scientists charged with peer reviewing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft study on threats to drinking...