Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to ramp up the renewable fuel carries risks: increased emissions and pollution.
An oil and gas firm planned to convert a New Mexico water well into a disposal site for toxic wastewater. A familiar face stood in its way.
For one West Texas rancher, the orphaned wells have become both a mission and an existential threat.
California will pilot a program to reduce climate emissions from buildings without displacing tenants. Facing a deficit, Gov. Newsom proposes slashing its budget by a third.
Oil and gas firm plans new wells near Aurora Reservoir and the Lowry Landfill Superfund site.
But a tax break for low-producing stripper wells gets slipped into a package with green energy breaks.
Opponents say a program that gives valuable credits for making fuels from crops and dairy waste props up fossil fuels companies and pollutes nearby communities.
Contributions rise for Democrats as Legislature debates industry regulation.
“Polluting behemoth” Homer City Generating Station was the state’s largest coal-fired power plant.
New and updated regulations, a royalties increase and enforcement funding await major debate.
Ten years of meetings and plans abruptly dumped; future plans uncertain.
A bill in the Legislature would advance Pennsylvania’s meager renewable energy development. Trade groups are already putting their foot down.
New bills could curb industry excesses; enforcement agencies offered small increases.
Powerful lobbyists represent both oil and gas interests and environmental groups.
The company at the center of the settlement is called a “poster child” for state Oil and Gas Act reforms.
Kern County wants to use billions in federal tax credits to collect and bury carbon. To do so, it would build new facilities to produce more of the most abundant greenhouse gas.
California Air Resources Board ordered staff not to engage with ex-colleague after he questioned gas industry claims.
The 1935 Oil and Gas Act outlines oversight of fossil fuel production in the state. It hasn’t been updated in decades.
Voluntary agreement on health and safety reforms hailed as progress but critics say it lacks teeth.
Critics say Railroad Commission and politicians focus on business, not environmental protection.