Toxics
Friday, February 28, 2025
Why carbon offsets often don’t work, explained
By Seth Millstein for Sentient.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collabo…
Friday, February 28, 2025
Texans encouraged to 'decarbonize' buildings to fight climate change
School districts and county governments across Texas are being encouraged to consider building decarbonization to combat climate change. The process …
Thursday, February 27, 2025
WI group pushes back after controversial CAFO expansion OK'd
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has approved a permit to expand Ridge Breeze Dairy in Salem despite hundreds of local objections…
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
New Mexico's methane mitigation jobs beat national average
A study commissioned by the Environmental Defense Fund showed the industries developed to find and repair methane leaks have grown by 88% over the pas…
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Colorado's methane waste-reduction industry surging
An industry that got its start in Colorado finding and fixing methane leaks at oil and gas sites is on the rise. There are now some 75 sites where …
Conservation groups sue feds to protect coast from offshore drilling
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Trump administration to reinstate protections against new offshore drilling. President Donald Trump …
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
OH residents watching bills proposing carbon-dioxide storage under homes
A bill which could approve the injection of large amounts of carbon emissions or industrial carbon dioxide into underground Ohio wells is raising conc…
Feds petitioned to eliminate 'extraordinarily toxic' pesticides in food
One organization is taking the Trump administration's promises to "Make America Healthy Again" seriously. The Center for Biological Diversity is …
Methane mitigation industry battles climate change, creates UT jobs
New research found solving the $2 billion methane waste problem is creating economic opportunities for workers in Utah and other energy-producing stat…
Report: Methane mitigation industry grows in LA, nationwide
A new report on growth in the methane mitigation industry shows positive developments for oil and gas companies, as well as the environment. The …
TX leads nation in methane mitigation
The methane mitigation industry has experienced a surge in Texas and around the nation over the last decade. A recent study found Texas has 293 …
Shore power bill would improve WA air quality, cut emissions
New legislation would transition more ocean-going container ships to run off electricity instead of diesel while they are docked at Washington ports…