Gas Leaks

Recent California Decision Indicates Utility’s Willingness To Address Climate Pollution

By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog

California Power Grid Strained By Heat Wave

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently approved a settlement requiring Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to address environmental, as well as safety, factors when fixing natural gas leaks. This comes on the heels of a similar settlement issued by the New York Public Service Commission in December. Together these decisions are ringing in a… Keep reading →

 /  Published June 2, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Energy News Roundup: Oil Falls To $30 A Barrel, Fallout From SoCalGas Leak & Earth’s Brush With A New Ice Age

By Conor O'Sullivan

Oil Price Rise Sees Increase in Suez Canal Traffic

Oil prices tumbled below $30 a barrel on Friday, with daily losses rivaling their biggest of the winter as flailing Chinese markets and the soon-coming increase of Iranian exports adds to concerns that the global glut will linger. [WSJ] The ongoing methane leak from an underground reservoir run by SoCalGas has spurred a new search… Keep reading →

 /  Published January 15, 2016 at 1:15 PM