Aug 28 Why is Oklahoma seeing fewer earthquakes? Scientists point to new oil & gas rules By Michael D. Regan Oklahoma state regulators have taken a hard look at the practice of disposing of wastewater underground, and how it affects earthquakes. Continue reading
Jul 24 This couple teaches laid-off coal miners in PA how to code By News Desk Amanda Laucher and Jonathan Graham co-founded Mined Minds, a nonprofit that offers free coding classes to laid-off coal miners and other unemployed workers. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 5:40 Tough times for U.S. towns powered by fossil fuel energy jobs By PBS News Hour Plummeting fuel prices are usually considered a good thing, but in rural Wyoming -- where fossil fuels like coal employ 10 percent of the state’s private sector workforce -- they can spell disaster. For the people of Gillette, dropping coal… Continue watching
Jun 19 Oil bust leaves states with massive well cleanup By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The worst oil bust since the 1980s is putting Texas and other oil producing states on the hook for thousands of newly abandoned drilling sites. Continue reading
May 26 Trump uses energy speech to outline general election pitch By Jill Colvin and Matthew Daly, Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will deliver his first policy speech on energy on Thursday, hours after locking up enough delegates to secure the GOP nomination. Continue reading
May 12 Obama administration says oil and gas must cut methane emissions By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Obama administration issued a final rule Thursday to cut methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production by nearly half over the next decade as part of an ongoing push by President Barack Obama to curb climate change. Continue reading
May 11 Listen to U.S. coal production fall off a cliff By Jordan Wirfs-Brock, Inside Energy Coal has been up and down since 2010, with more downs than ups. And in the past year, it fell off a virtual cliff. Here's what it sounds like. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 6:21 Why going green is growing on U.S. farmers By PBS News Hour The U.S. agriculture industry used enough energy in 2011 to power a state the size of Iowa for a year. Today, as renewable energy becomes cheaper and more accessible, many farmers are committed to going green, both as a means… Continue watching
Mar 30 41 energy companies sign on to voluntarily reduce methane emissions By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a new partnership with 41 energy companies that have agreed to voluntarily reduce methane emissions from natural gas operations to help combat climate change. Continue reading
Jan 18 California natural gas leak just one of thousands across country By Elisabeth Ponsot Experts estimate there are thousands of methane leaks across the U.S., compounding the nation’s greenhouse gas inventory and foisting political pressure onto federal regulators to deal with the global warming contributor. Continue reading