EPA to study cutting amount of ethanol in U.S. gasoline
After years of debate, the EPA has now announced it will study the possibility of reducing the amount of ethanol in the U.S. gasoline supply.
Department of Interior ordered to reinstate methane rule
A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to reinstate an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands.
Perry ‘frustrated’ with anti-fossil fuel movement
Energy Secretary Rick Perry delighted in poaching companies from California while governor of Texas. Now he is going after the west coast state once again, saying he is “frustrated” with their opposition to oil and gas development.
Exxon aims to cut methane leaks, a culprit in global warming
Exxon Mobil announced a program on Monday to reduce emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from its oil and natural gas production and pipeline operations across the United States.
Safe air pollution doesn’t exist: Even low levels may cause kidney damage
As if you needed another reason to care about air pollution, new research finds that the tiny particles in city smog don’t just damage your heart and lungs,
Ethanol to gasoline switch raises nanoparticles in air
Using ethanol instead of gasoline as a car fuel can reduce emissions of ultrafine particles by a third, which benefits human health and the environment, according to a new study.
Shrink at least 4 national monuments and modify a half-dozen others, Zinke tells Trump
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended that President Trump modify 10 national monuments created by his immediate predecessors, including shrinking the boundaries of at least four western sites, according to a copy of the report obtained by The Washington Post.
Oil and chemical spills from Hurricane Harvey big, but dwarfed by Katrina
More than 22,000 barrels of oil, refined fuels and chemicals spilled at sites across Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, along with millions of cubic feet of natural gas and hundreds of tons of other toxic substances,
New battery technologies are getting a charge from venture investors
Venture capital investors once again are getting charged up over new battery technologies. The quest to build a better battery has occupied venture investors for nearly a decade, since the initial clean technology investment bubble of the mid-2000s.
BMW gears up to mass-produce electric cars by 2020
BMW is gearing up to mass-produce electric cars by 2020 and will have 12 different models by 2025, it said on Thursday.
