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HOUSTON — The City Council in America's longtime energy capital voted yesterday to enact stronger floodplain regulations, signaling a new approach to future construction.
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Edward Klump and Mike Lee, E&E News reporters
HOUSTON — The City Council in America's longtime energy capital voted yesterday to enact stronger floodplain regulations, signaling a new approach to future construction.
Oil and gas companies have long touted their efforts to curb methane emissions from leaky oil-field equipment. They have taken a decidedly dimmer view of government attempts to reduce leaks of the planet-warming gas.
By Benjamin Storrow in Climatewire
HOUSTON — The fire-fueled plume that darkened a swath of the Texas sky last week was just the beginning of an unfolding disaster in this U.S. oil and petrochemical hub.
By Edward Klump in Energywire
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Oil and gas companies have long touted their efforts to curb methane emissions from leaky oil-field equipment. They have taken a decidedly dimmer view of government attempts to reduce leaks of the planet-warming gas.
By Benjamin Storrow in Climatewire
HOUSTON — The fire-fueled plume that darkened a swath of the Texas sky last week was just the beginning of an unfolding disaster in this U.S. oil and petrochemical hub.
By Edward Klump in Energywire