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The Natural Gas Industry Has a Methane Problem

ExplainerUnited States, LouisianaJeff Turrentine
Oil and gas operations leak this potent greenhouse gas far more than previously thought, and (par for the course) the Trump administration is making the situation worse.

After Broad Run, FERC's GHG Policy Is on Thin Ice

Expert BlogGillian Giannetti
The DC Circuit fired a warning shot this week at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its analysis of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with gas pipeline projects. The court rejected the core legal arguments that underpin the agency’s policy…

Important Week for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts

Expert BlogJackie Iwata
The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is poised to decide the fate of America’s first marine national monument in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean: the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.

G20 in Japan: Time for PM Abe to End Support for Coal Plants

Expert BlogHan Chen
If instead Prime Minister Abe continues using Japan’s taxpayer money to subsidize inefficient Japanese coal equipment manufacturers, then he risks being branded a hypocrite who writes platitudes in the Financial Times about Japan’s climate commitments, while financing dirty coal plants…

Midwest Floods: The World at One Degree of Warming

Expert BlogRob Moore
The Midwest floods are an example of how climate change is already outpacing our nation’s ability to adapt to the consequences. This “adaptation and resilience gap” will grow, even under the best-case climate change scenarios if we don't start to…

North Carolina’s New Outlook on Climate Resilience

Expert BlogRob Moore
Two catastrophic hurricanes hit North Carolina between 2016 and 2018. These storms prompted Governor Cooper to initiate a comprehensive assessment of the state’s vulnerability to climate change and the increasing frequency and magnitude of disasters that are resulting.

Study: CA Needs a Safe, Managed Transition Away from Gas

Expert BlogPierre Delforge, Merrian Borgeson
California needs a “natural” (fossil) gas transition strategy to shield Californians from sharply higher heating, protect workers, and meet the state’s climate targets. These are the starkly clear implications of the preliminary findings of a study presented at today’s California…

Lessons from Chernobyl

Expert BlogCaroline Reiser
The HBO mini-series Chernobyl captures the potential for destruction that lies within nuclear power plants, reminding us why we should not blithely dismiss the risks of creating power from radiation.

Heaps of Possibility: Innovation in U.S. Recycling

Expert BlogAshley Jordan
U.S. companies and municipalities are confronting the current challenges of the American recycling system through investments in innovative solutions and expansions in domestic recycling.

Craft Brewers Oppose New Water Pollution Loophole

Expert BlogBecky Hammer
Today, 38 craft breweries around the country submitted a letter opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to stop controlling pollution that flows through groundwater into rivers, streams, and lakes.

New Jersey Blocks the Williams Pipeline!

Expert BlogKimberly Ong, Rob Friedman
But the fight is not over, and with our allies, we’ll use every tool in the kit to stop this dangerous pipeline from ever being built.