As the world races to adopt cleaner fuels and implement carbon-reducing strategies to combat a warming climate, the Trump administration is moving feverishly to severely weaken federal methane emissions regulations across the entire oil and gas industry. The Trump EPA’s current proposal to weaken the New Source Performance Standards 2016 methane rule will add 480,000 tons of… Keep reading →
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EPA Methane Rollbacks Contradict Agency’s Own Scientific Findings
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By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogLast month, EPA held its one and only public hearing on a proposed rollback of federal methane protections. The Trump Administration’s attempt to gut rules that cut methane pollution from new and modified oil and gas facilities—the first step of a two-pronged effort to eliminate federal regulation of methane altogether—was met by near-universal condemnation from… Keep reading →
With the Edison Electric Institute celebrating 1 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads with a forum event in Washington, D.C., let’s talk, again, about some EV realities – which is important as the buzz around EVs grows. Let’s discuss subsidies, real consumer costs, emissions and batteries. Who’s Being Subsidized for Buying EVs? This is a thorny… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update: November 2018 #4
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein & Renée Louise Robin | Allen MatkinsDentons Smart Cities: Community Engagement In Smart City Planning
By Jennifer Morrissey & Clinton Vince | DentonsWhite House Issues Final NEPA Guidance On Climate Change
By Joshua Bledsoe, Sara Orr, Stacey VanBelleghem | Latham & Watkins LLPA “Cool” Way To Combat Climate Change Under The Montreal Protocol
By Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy & Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyWorld climate leaders are meeting this week in Vienna for the next stage of international discussions about a global phase-down of climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). This meeting should lay the foundation for a 2016 amendment to the Montreal Protocol – a hugely successful global agreement that has put Earth’s fragile ozone layer on track to full… Keep reading →
Pennsylvania Announces Plan For Strongest Methane Rules In The Nation
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogPennsylvania leaders have a duty to protect Keystone residents from oil and gas pollution. Fortunately, Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection took an important step in that direction this week when they released a blueprint for cutting methane pollution from the natural gas industry. “The goal here is to cover not only… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: China’s Emissions Target, Abengoa On The Brink & Africa’s Clean Energy Wave
By Conor O'SullivanChina will reduce emissions of major pollutants in the power sector by 60% by 2020, its cabinet announced today. [The Guardian] Abengoa, the Spanish renewable energy firm with a solar plant in Arizona, could soon become Spain’s biggest bankruptcy case of all time after the company failed to sign a new investor. [NPR] African heads… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Cuomo Turns Green, Ukraine Nuclear Threat & Moroccan Solar Plant Set To Open
By Conor O'SullivanGov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to order state regulators to mandate that, by 2030, half of all power consumed by New Yorkers be generated from renewable sources. [The NY Times] A senior Ukrainian energy official has revealed that the attack on transmission towers that cut off the delivery of electricity from Ukraine to Crimea also… Keep reading →