Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Tag: liquefied natural gas

Liquefied natural gas worse for the climate than coal, Cornell study...

New research reveals that LNG exports from the U.S. have a greater greenhouse gas footprint than coal, challenging claims of LNG being a “bridge fuel.”

DOE approves LNG exports from Alaska project

The $38.7 billion infrastructure project, if it gets the necessary investments and all required permits, will be operational by 2030.

US became largest exporter of liquefied natural gas in 2022

Due to the energy needed in the natural gas liquefaction process, LNG terminals produce an enormous amount of greenhouse gas emissions.

Rush to build LNG export terminals falters as uncertainty grows over...

But hurricanes aren't the only risk factor LNG export projects face; some factors imperil projects both on the Gulf Coast and away from it.

Exclusive: Rhode Island governor nixed agency critiques of LNG facility, silencing...

“We’re going to keep fighting, we’re not going to allow this to be a sacrifice zone for people of color.”

These unsigned comments supporting a gas exports rule are recycled industry...

Roughly two dozen of of the 89 comments were directly copy-pasted from either industry itself or else pro-industry materials written by the DOE or Congress.

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Illinois presses Tyson for a buyer after 2,500 workers lost their jobs overnight

The plant's chief executive was paid 781 times the median worker's wage the same quarter its beef unit posted a loss.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule

North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.
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Interfaith leaders say they were ‘misled’ into attending event with far-right Hindu leader

Mohan Bhagwat’s appearance at Madison Square Garden was the latest in an influence operation conducted by the RSS and its allies in the U.S.
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A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What...

It’s no longer possible to hold climate change to 1.5. But it’s not game over – it’s game on.
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Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More...

Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division can take months or even years to issue formal safety warnings about marijuana products even when it receives reports that the products are harming people’s health, The Denver Gazette and ProPublica found.