Study Finds Rise in Methane in Pennsylvania Gas Country
Readings showed a rise in the potent greenhouse gas from 2012 to 2015, and the region’s boom in natural gas production is likely to blame. New research shows a recent three-year…
Wyoming Bill Would All But Outlaw Clean Energy by Preventing Utilities From Using It
Coal supporters are pushing a bill that would bar utilities from using the state’s abundant wind power to provide electricity within the state. While many U.S. states have mandates and incentives…
The West’s Biggest Coal Plant May be About to Shut Down
The largest coal-fired power plant in the West — one of the biggest climate polluters in the nation — could close later this year, a major symbolic blow to the…
The Federal Coal Leasing Program is Just Corporate Welfare
The federal government’s outdated programs that lease public land for fossil fuel extraction are a subsidy for climate pollution, as has been noted before by green groups, think tanks, and…