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The Latest Breaking News from the Environmental Defense Fund

Oil companies leaked less methane in West Texas, a new report says. Environmentalists are skeptical.

Methane is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere and is 80 times the potency of carbon dioxide.

The Texas Tribune

Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say

Huge quantities of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, are being emitting by oil and gas operators in the 75,000-square-mile Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico

The Independent UK

Trump’s promise to unravel Biden's climate policies could take years to fulfill

The president-elect has pledged to weaken air pollution regulations, reverse efforts to slow climate change and continue to boost oil and gas production.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Has ‘the Most Aggressive’ Well-Plugging Program in the U.S. So Why Is Its To-Do List So Long?

No state has punched more holes in its bedrock than the Lone Star State. The environmental risks are staggering, and so are the clean up costs

Capital & Main

Can Beef Be ‘Low Carbon’? The USDA Thinks So

The agency rubber-stamped Tyson’s beef as “climate friendly,” but no one has seen the data behind the company’s claim.

Inverse

Is Colorado Really the Clean Energy Leader It Claims to Be?

A campaign touting the oil and gas industry’s environmental progress says its energy-producing hydrocarbons are very clean, but not all of its claims can be verified.

Capital & Main

New Mexico Loophole May Allow Record Methane Releases

Despite efforts to rein in emissions, state is unlikely to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals, group says.

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Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says

Testing commissioned by Mamavation blog found high levels of a marker of PFAS in nine of 11 baggies tested

The Guardian - US

A new satellite will track climate-warming pollution. Here's why that's a big deal

A satellite with a climate solutions mission blasted off on a SpaceX rocket Monday. It's on a mission to detect planet-heating methane pollution from the oil and gas sector.

WEKU

New Satellite To Monitor Earth's Methane Levels Ready For Launch

MethaneSat, a groundbreaking satellite, will monitor methane emissions to combat climate change and hold polluters accountable.

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Natural Gas Recapturing Process Promises Waste Reduction — but Questions Linger

Meanwhile, report after report shows greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise in New Mexico.

Capital & Main

‘Double agents’: fossil-fuel lobbyists work for US groups trying to fight climate crisis

Exclusive: new database shows 1,500 US lobbyists working for fossil-fuel firms while representing universities and green groups

The Guardian - US

Climate proposals withered at the Texas Capitol this year

Proposals to improve energy efficiency failed. Bills that sought to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Texas were ignored, and legislation to block cities from taking action on climate change passed.

The Texas Tribune

Why pollution from truck exhaust is getting worse, and how government can limit the hazard

As the demand for home deliveries grows, scores of warehouses have been built near homes and schools, bringing exhaust fumes closer to millions of people. More monitoring of emissions and regulatory power are part of the solution.

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Nearly 2 million in Illinois live near warehouses shrouded by truck pollution

With more than 2,400 warehouses across the state, surrounding neighborhoods face heightened pollution risks, a study shows, blaming online shopping and redlining’s legacy.

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