Methane /tags/methane Methane en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 22 May 2023 21:24:40 GMT New report finds methane mitigation in Texas could create thousands of jobs /energy-environment/2023-05-22/new-report-finds-methane-mitigation-in-texas-could-create-thousands-of-jobs Texas officials have vowed to oppose federal regulations aimed at reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations. But the report says plugging leaks and upgrading wells is poised to be a big business in the Lone Star State. Mon, 22 May 2023 21:24:40 GMT /energy-environment/2023-05-22/new-report-finds-methane-mitigation-in-texas-could-create-thousands-of-jobs Martha Pskowski Research shows oil field flaring emits nearly five times more methane than expected /energy-environment/2022-09-29/research-shows-oil-field-flaring-emits-nearly-five-times-more-methane-than-expected Scientists took a dozen research flights over major U.S. oil and gas fields to sample flare emissions. They found more methane than was supposed to be there. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:38:15 GMT /energy-environment/2022-09-29/research-shows-oil-field-flaring-emits-nearly-five-times-more-methane-than-expected Laura Benshoff Trump's Methane Rollback That Big Oil Doesn't Want /2020-08-13/trumps-methane-rollback-that-big-oil-doesnt-want The rule ends Obama-era restrictions on emissions of methane, a potent climate-warming gas. The move could make it harder to argue that natural gas is a cleaner-burning fossil fuel than coal. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMT /2020-08-13/trumps-methane-rollback-that-big-oil-doesnt-want Jeff Brady Map Shows How Your Community Could Be Affected By Weakened Methane Emission Rules /energy-environment/2019-12-09/map-shows-how-your-community-could-be-affected-by-weakened-methane-emission-rules When the Trump administration announced plans to roll back Obama-era rules limiting methane emissions from oil and gas operations, even some in industry� Mon, 09 Dec 2019 20:52:43 GMT /energy-environment/2019-12-09/map-shows-how-your-community-could-be-affected-by-weakened-methane-emission-rules Mose Buchele Even Some In the Industry Oppose Trump Administration's Plan To Roll Back Methane Rules /energy-environment/2019-08-29/even-some-in-the-industry-oppose-trump-administrations-plan-to-roll-back-methane-rules In Washington, D.C., on Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans for a major rollback of rules aimed at reducing methane emissions� Thu, 29 Aug 2019 22:45:39 GMT /energy-environment/2019-08-29/even-some-in-the-industry-oppose-trump-administrations-plan-to-roll-back-methane-rules Mose Buchele More Methane Could Be Leaking From Oil And Gas Fields Than The Government Thinks /energy-environment/2018-06-21/more-methane-could-be-leaking-from-oil-and-gas-fields-than-the-government-thinks The oil and gas industry is releasing 60 percent more methane than the Environmental Protection Agency currently estimates, according to a study published� Thu, 21 Jun 2018 22:27:58 GMT /energy-environment/2018-06-21/more-methane-could-be-leaking-from-oil-and-gas-fields-than-the-government-thinks Mose Buchele Appeals Court Says EPA Can't Keep Delaying Obama-Era Methane Rules /2017-07-04/appeals-court-says-epa-cant-keep-delaying-obama-era-methane-rules The U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. notes the EPA can choose to rewrite a rule designed to prevent leaks from natural gas facilities. But it can't just put it off for two years, the judges decided. Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:55:00 GMT /2017-07-04/appeals-court-says-epa-cant-keep-delaying-obama-era-methane-rules Camila Domonoske