Sep 20 UK government says lights will stay on despite energy price surge By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Britain's business secretary says there is no danger that people won't be able to heat their homes this winter after a surge in natural gas prices forced him to hold emergency talks with energy suppliers and consumer groups. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 6:44 Keystone pipeline project proceeds amidst COVID-19 pandemic By Ivette Feliciano As thousands of transient, out-of-state oil workers enter states along the Keystone XL construction route in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, legal challenges are once again piling up against the Trump administration due to mounting health concerns. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 11:57 Natural gas pipeline proposal fractures Oregon community By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo, Sam Weber A protracted battle in Oregon over a proposal to build a 229-mile natural gas pipeline and processing terminal in the southern part of the state is pitting those hungry for economic development against those wary of the project's environmental risks. Continue watching
Nov 18 Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Cheaper prices for power produced by natural gas, rather than environmental regulations, led the owners to decide in 2017 to close it. Continue reading
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
Aug 29 Trump administration proposes rolling back methane emission limits By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Methane, which contributes to climate change, is a component of natural gas that's frequently wasted through leaks or intentional releases during drilling operations. Continue reading
Aug 13 WATCH: Trump promotes turning natural gas into plastics in Pennsylvania Trump visited Shell's soon-to-be completed Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, which will turn the area's vast natural gas deposits into plastics. The facility, which critics claim will become the largest air polluter in western Pennsylvania, is being built in an area hungry… Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 5:28 Can West Virginia’s pipeline jobs keep youth in the state? By Student Reporting Labs There are thousands of jobs in the oil and gas industry in West Virginia and the recent growth in natural gas pipeline construction is giving young West Virginians economic incentive to stay in the state. But as Student Reporting Labs'… Continue watching
Jul 06 Activists occupy the trees to stop a Pennsylvania pipeline By Mark Scialla Hearing chainsaw motors revving in the woods behind their southern Pennsylvania home, Elise Gerhart climbed a white pine 40-feet high. Cutting that tree would have brought her down with it. Continue reading