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The Natural Gas Industry Has a Methane Problem

June 7, 2019 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

June 7, 2019 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…

Beyond Carbon is Big Thinking on Climate Action

June 7, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a massive new "Beyond Carbon" initiative to combat climate change nationally.

Gaze Into This Reflecting Pool and See Your Plastic Self

June 6, 2019 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Dutch artist Thijs Biersteker’s kinetic installation puts the “I” in plastic pollution.

Craft Brewers Oppose New Water Pollution Loophole

June 6, 2019 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.

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

June 6, 2019 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…

A Helpful Move on Food Date Labels

June 6, 2019 Expert BlogJoAnne Berkenkamp

Appeals Court Throws Out Case Blocking Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline, Relying on New Permit Issued by President Trump

June 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a legal challenge to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, ruling the case was no longer active due to President Trump’s revocation of the permit at the center of the case. In March…

New Jersey Rejects Williams Pipeline

June 6, 2019 Press ReleaseNew Jersey

Governor Phil Murphy’s administration yesterday rejected the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE), or Williams Pipeline, dealing a significant roadblock to its development.

Lessons from Chernobyl

June 6, 2019 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

June 6, 2019 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.

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

June 6, 2019 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

June 6, 2019 Expert BlogMidwestRob 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…

Senators Push for Climate Action as Midwest Endures Floods

June 6, 2019 Expert BlogJake Schmidt, David Doniger

Senators press to make good on America's commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement as Midwest suffers extreme flooding.

Senators Move to Keep U.S. Paris Climate Agreement Commitments

June 6, 2019 Press ReleaseUnited States

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and colleagues have introduced a Senate companion to a House-approved bill that declares the United States will keep its commitments in the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change.