Aug 30 Politics of climate change put corporations in tough spot By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Companies are being forced to choose between supporting the Trump administration's deregulation policies that could boost profits or opposing them to win over environmentally conscious consumers. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:40 As Trump looks to roll back methane regulation, oil and gas industry feels divided In an effort to boost production of oil and natural gas, the Trump administration is planning to relax rules regarding the release of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. William Brangham reports and talks to The Wall Street Journal’s Timothy… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 8:49 NASA scientists track climate-changing methane leaks from the air By Miles O'Brien Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins us from the atmosphere above Southern California, where NASA engineers leverage state-of-the-art technology to measure methane. Released through oil and gas production, livestock emissions, and organic waste, methane is about 85 times more potent at… Continue watching
Jul 04 The U.S. natural gas industry is leaking way more methane than previously thought By Anthony J. Marchese, Dan Zimmerle, The Conversation A new study suggests that methane emissions from oil and gas operations are much higher than current EPA estimates. Continue reading
May 10 Senate blocks move to repeal Obama-era rule on methane emissions By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A Congressional Review Act measure to repeal the methane waste reduction rule failed on a vote of 51-to-49 in the Republican-led chamber. Continue reading
Mar 23 Google Street View can now map invisible gas leaks in your city By Andrew Wagner Ecologists at Colorado State University outfitted Google’s fleet of Street View cars with special methane detectors to spot gas leaks. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Florida prepares for first hurricane since 2005 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, residents along Florida’s Gulf Coast are bracing for a direct hit by Hurricane Hermine, the first to make landfall there in 11 years. Early rain has already caused minor flooding. Also, California state lawmakers voted… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 54:35 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 4, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, what the results from Election Day say about voter sentiment. Also: Why more middle-aged white Americans are dying, searching for methane leaks in the West, a look at the Middle East conflict 20 years since the… Continue watching