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Methane

New UN Report Highlights 'Absolutely Critical' Need to Dramatically Slash Global Methane Emissions

"Reducing human-caused methane emissions is one of the most cost-effective strategies to rapidly reduce the rate of warming and contribute significantly to global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·
A gas flare is seen at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 outside Williston, North Dakota. Gas flares are created when excess flammable gases are released by pressure release valves during the drilling for oil and natural gas. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Slashing Methane Emissions Must Play Larger Role in Fighting Climate Crisis, UN Says

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

Plant hire equipment is for sale on an auction yard with power station in background in England. (Photo: BuildPix/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

Despite Pandemic Shutdowns, CO2 Now at Levels Unseen in 3.6 Million Years

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

A gas flare is seen at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 outside Williston, North Dakota. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Senate Dems Employ Obscure Law in Effort to Reverse Trump Rollback of Methane Emissions Standards

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

A gas flare from the Shell Chemical LP petroleum refinery illuminates the sky on August 21, 2019 in Norco, Louisiana. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

'No Safe Amount': Environmentalists Sound Alarm Over Texas Refineries' Release of Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Pollutants During Storm

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

A gas flare is seen at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 outside Williston, North Dakota.

'Be Afraid—Be Very Afraid': Methane Ruling Seen as Ominous Sign With Barrett Poised to Join Supreme Court

The judge delivered a "puzzling and unsupported conclusion that the Bureau of Land Management can't limit methane waste because that would reduce greenhouse gas pollution."

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

"The oil industry may be dying, but it will still pollute us for decades after its death."

A Dying Industry is Leaving A Deadly Legacy

An important new investigation examined the issue of the shocking state of over three million abandoned oil and gas wells in the United States.

Andy Rowell ·

A gas flare is seen at an oil well site on outside Williston, North Dakota. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Trump EPA Plows Ahead With 'Mind-Bogglingly Stupid and Destructive' Rollback of Methane Emissions Rules

"Even for the Trump administration, this is an appalling new low."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Trump EPA Plan to Gut Emission Rules for Oil and Gas Industry Denounced as 'Beyond Comprehension'

"If Trump is reelected and this rule sticks, it is probably the single most consequential near-term climate decision of his presidency."

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

Ice floe with polar bear in Beaufort Sea. (Photo: NOAA Photo Library)

Climate Change: Mind-Blowing Warnings from Arctic and Antarctica

We all need to be worried.

Andy Rowell ·

As Planet Edges Closer to Multiple Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Identify First Active Methane Gas Leak in Antarctica

"It is not good news."

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

'Resounding' Win for Public Health and Climate as Judge Blocks Trump Attempt to Gut Methane Restrictions

"The judge basically rejected every attempt by the Trump administration to gut these common-sense waste prevention measures on behalf of their oil and gas industry cronies."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

Over 570 Groups Endorse Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez's Fracking Ban Act as 'Essential and Urgent Climate Action'

"The path to a Green New Deal starts with bold action to restrict the supply of fossil fuels, and that is precisely why a ban on fracking is an absolute necessity."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Flames from a flaring pit

Study Suggests Fossil Fuel Use Emits Up to 40% More Climate-Heating Methane Than Previously Thought

The lead author said that one positive implication of the research is "if we can reduce our emissions, it's going to have more of an impact."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

The food system has to change in significant ways if it hopes to continue amidst changing climates and disappearing landscapes. (Photo: The Ecologist)

Environmental Changes in our Food System

Consumers are calling for greater sustainability across the board, and the agriculture industry is no exception.

Emily Folk ·