New report finds industry-operated methane monitors regularly miss pollution events “‘Certified’ gas is the industry’s latest effort at greenwashing, not an earnest effort at halting the accelerating climate crisis. Hundreds of hours of on-the-ground research have made it more… Read More ›
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Uinta Basin Railway is still dead
In what could be the final nail in the Uinta Basin Railway coffin, the US Forest Service on Wednesday withdrew its approval of their right-of-way permit for the project. The Uinta Basin Railway is a proposal for a 88-mile railway… Read More ›
Biden takes action to cut methane
The action culminates 10 years of advocacy The Biden administration finalized first-ever methane pollution standards for existing oil & gas production as COP28 begins On December 2, 2023, at COP28 in Dubai, the Biden administration announced final rules to cut… Read More ›
As COP 28 plays out, can Robert F. Kennedy Jr. help solve the climate crisis?
By Gary Wockner, special to The Kennedy Beacon In the lead up to COP 28, which started November 30, in Dubai, the last few weeks have seen a flurry of bad climate news, perhaps the worst being that the “world… Read More ›
IEA’s 2023 World Energy Outlook comes with a warning
Global demand for oil, natural gas and coal — along with the pollution they generate — are expected to peak before 2030, according the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its annual World Energy Outlook report, published today. The IEA’s 2023… Read More ›
Oil and gas production takes a major toll on our health
A recent study slipped under the radar in May — or perhaps it was buried? Whatever the case this study provides a comprehensive and damning assessment of the nationwide impacts of oil and gas production on our health. While the… Read More ›
Biden’s drilling plan challenged
Lawsuit challenges Biden’s resumption of oil, gas leasing on public lands Fossil fuel expansion undermines President’s climate goals, campaign promises “While people are getting gouged at the pump by greedy oil and gas companies, the Biden administration is bending over… Read More ›
WildEarth Guardians calls for major shift in wildfire policy
Emphasis must be on protecting homes and communities, not more logging and road building across National Forest System lands “The overarching factor causing some wildfires to burn faster and longer is undoubtedly the climate crisis. The exacerbating influence of megadroughts,… Read More ›
Cutting fossil fuel emissions would save 50,000 US lives
Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600 billion in benefits each year from avoided illness and death, according to a new study… Read More ›
Report: Pollution killed 9 million globally in 2019
Pollution caused about 9 million premature deaths across the world in 2019, or about 1 in every 6 deaths. A new report published last week in the journal Lancet Planetary Health analyzed the combined health risks of air, water and… Read More ›