Tag: EPA
Voluntary American oil/gas producer program to cut methane emissions ‘inadequate’ say critics
Environmentalists say methane emissions program not strong enough On Tuesday, the American Petroleum Institute launched its voluntary program designed to cut methane emissions from oil and gas operations, according to a Reuters report. Oil majors, including Shell, XTO Energy and Pioneer Natural Resources were among the 26 companies that signed on to the program where […]
Column: Trump tries to save coal, but probably in vain
Trump tries to buck market forces to save outdated technology By John Kemp LONDON, Oct 11 – For political reasons, the Trump administration has become obsessed by saving old and inefficient coal-fired power plants rather than preparing the electricity industry to face the challenges of the future. Senior officials appear to have an almost romantic attachment […]
EPA issues 90-day stay on methane rule targeting oil and gas industry
EPA data show methane leakage rate for natural gas systems just 1.2% by Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday issued a 90-day compliance delay on the controversial Obama-era methane rule targeting new and modified oil and gas infrastructure. In a press release announcing the official action that EPA Administrator Scott […]
EPA greenhouse gas inventory continues to show falling emissions
Methane emissions from petroleum systems fell a full 8% from 2014 to 2015 By Katie Brown, PhD, EnergyInDepth EPA has just released its final Greenhouse Gas Inventory for the year, and there’s a lot of good news to be gleaned from it. The data clearly show that methane emissions from both natural gas and petroleum […]
Proposed rewrite of auto fuel economy rules threatens new “gas tax” for drivers
“This will harm national security by spurring more oil imports, rewarding Russian oil companies and OPEC cartel” By Gregory C. Staple, CEO of the American Clean Skies Foundation The American Clean Skies Foundation responded today to pending action by the Environmental Protection Agency to re-visit the post-2020 goals for automobile tailpipe pollution and fuel economy or […]
EPA budget slashed as Trump targets regulation
EPA budget cut by 31 per cent On Thursday, the Trump administration proposed a 31 per cent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency, as the White House continues to work towards eliminating climate change programs and trimming initiatives to protect air and water quality. The proposed EPA budget cuts are a starting point in negotiations […]
Scott Pruitt says Congress should consider if carbon dioxide is a pollutant
Scott Pruitt does not agree CO2 a “primary contributor to the global warming that we see” Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says he is not convinced that human-activity-caused carbon dioxide is the main causes of climate change and says he is looking for Congress to weigh in on whether CO2 is a […]
Trump orders review of Obama waterway regulation
Trump order puts streams, wetlands at risk: Tom Carper By Ayesha Rascoe and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday directing regulators to review an Obama administration rule that expanded the number of federally protected waterways as the new president targets environmental regulations conservatives label as […]
White House denies Trump order on biofuels program pending, markets roiled
Trump advisor billionaire Carl Icahn an outspoken critic of biofuel program By Chris Prentice Feb 28 (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday denied that President Donald Trump planned to issue an executive order to change the national biofuels program, after the U.S. Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said Trump’s team had informed the group an […]
Oil industry infighting heats up as EPA weighs biofuels rule change
Fate of biofuels program rests with Scott Pruitt, critic of RFS By Chris Prentice NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Oil companies showed deepening divides on the future of the U.S. biofuels program in solicited comments from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a plan sought by some refiners to shift the program’s financial burden […]
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