Natural Gas, America’s No. 1 Power Source, Already Has a New Challenger: Batteries
Vistra Corp. owns 36 natural-gas power plants, one of America’s largest fleets. It doesn’t plan to buy or build any more. Instead, Vistra intends to...
Cutting methane emissions is quickest way to slow global heating – UN report
Fossil fuels, cattle and rotting waste produce greenhouse gas responsible for 30% of global heating
Gas Cooking Poses an Asthma Risk to Children Comparable to Secondhand Smoke
We’ve all heard the dangers of passive smoking — especially around children — but it’s unlikely that you’ve heard about the dangers of cooking with...
Senate votes to restore Obama-era limits on methane gas emissions
The measure still must pass the House before being sent to the president’s desk. It marks Democrats’ first use of the 1996 Congressional Review Act.
Swift action to cut methane emissions could slow Earth’s warming by 30 percent, study finds
The study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, calculated that a full-scale push using existing technologies could cut methane emissions in half by 2030. Such reductions...
Halting the Vast Release of Methane Is Critical for Climate, U.N. Says
A major United Nations report will declare that slashing emissions of methane, the main component of natural gas, is far more vital than previously thought.
California enlists surveillance satellites to sniff out greenhouse gas ‘super-emitters’
Years after former Gov. Jerry Brown pledged California would launch its “own damn satellite” to track planet-warming pollutants, the state plans to put not one,...
Methane Emissions Spiked in 2020. Scientists Fear Feedback Loops
Preliminary data shows that methane emissions jumped in 2020 by the largest amount since systematic record-keeping began decades ago. And despite a dip in polluting...