Washington, DC — Weak federal and state oversight of radioactive waste from oil and gas production has left workers, the public and drinking water supplies at risk, a new NRDC report shows. While the risks have been clear for decades,… Read More ›
President Joe Biden campaigned on ending new drilling on federal lands. But that’s not what’s happening. Permit approvals for companies to drill for oil and gas on public lands are on track to reach their highest levels since George W…. Read More ›
New report from Physicians for Social Responsibility indicates PFAS use in fracking in more than 1,200 wells in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming between 2012 and 2020 Broader geographic use is possible, but confidentiality claims by chemical… Read More ›
RMI claims challenging county authority to regulate limestone quarry are rejected On June 26, Garfield District Court Judge Anne K. Norrdin issued an order granting Garfield County’s motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit filed by Rocky Mountain Industrials (RMI)… Read More ›
Energy transition must minimize new mining, respect Indigenous rights, and protect public lands Today Earthworks published a new report outlining how current federal minerals policy conflicts with the Biden administration’s clean energy and environmental justice agendas, and how those policies… Read More ›
New analysis reveals striking disparities in methane emissions and emissions intensity between major oil and gas operators A first-of-its-kind analysis from Ceres and the Clean Air Task Force compares relative emissions intensity and total reported methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous… Read More ›
In an effort to slow climate change, scientists and environmentalists around the world campaign to keep carbon in the ground. Meanwhile in Colorado and New Mexico, oil companies are drilling carbon dioxide (CO2) reserves out of the ground in an… Read More ›
By Andrew Klooster, Colorado Field Advocate for Earthworks Oil & gas pollution must stop in Colorado. The Polis administration has made promises, but to keep them the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) must do far, far better… Read More ›
Rule proposal expected in fall Earlier today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a public engagement process to gather input on new safeguards to reduce methane pollution from oil and gas production. EPA Announces Public Listening Sessions and Trainings on… Read More ›
In the works for well over a decade the Jordan Cove Project, has been dealt a series of setbacks during the past year. The proposed pipeline would have spanned 229 miles through southwest Oregon, ending up at a proposed liquefied… Read More ›
