Sunday, September 13, 2026

Tag: gas

Why plans to turn America’s Rust Belt into a new plastics...

Climate implications make a petrochemical build-out risky, not only from an environmental perspective, but also from a fiscal perspective.

Arctic drilling a go with recent approval from the Trump administration

“This project sets us down a dangerous path of destroying the Arctic. An oil spill in the Arctic would be impossible to clean up and the region is already stressed by climate change.”

US oil exports are exceeding almost all predictions – thanks to fracking

The fracking boom in Texas and New Mexico and subsequent export boom is a shining example – illuminated by the flares of fracked gas – of exactly what not to be doing.

Trump’s pick to lead energy tech innovation program is invested in...

The backdrop to Lane Genatowski’s nomination is an overall uncertainty over the future of the very agency he’s supposed to lead.

Climate emissions from Gulf Coast’s new petrochemical, oil and gas projects...

And construction appears to be speeding up, with over 40 percent of those projects permitted between 2016 and mid-2018.

KXL Pipeline developer plans to start construction in 2019

The KXL has been at the center of a contentious fight for a decade.

Second controversial fracked gas pipeline runs into legal trouble

Three days after the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered work to pause on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, its sister pipeline also ran into legal trouble.

What is our land for?

Should we graze it, log it, drill it, and mine it? Or should we preserve it, study it, recreate in it, and revere it?

Methane leaks from oil and gas 60% higher than EPA estimates,...

“Instead of looking for ways to patch up inherently flawed energy approaches like gas fracking we should be placing an immediate moratorium on all fossil fuel development."

New investigation pins Koch brothers to ‘anti-transit canvassing campaigns’

While the development of public transit is seen by many as "positive for both impoverished communities and the environment," it hurts the Koch brothers' bottom line.

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Cleanup at Ground Zero in May 2002. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years

The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, between Yemen and the Horn of Africa. Map: NormanEinstein / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...

Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts. Photo: Parkerjh / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall

More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
A 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City. Photo: DHS

Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...

We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. Photo: KTrimble at English Wikipedia (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map for second time

The order clears up dueling court fights just weeks before Missouri finalizes its November ballot.