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Trump admin pushes back on Pacific fracking challenge
The Trump administration is urging a federal court to reject environmental challenges to hydraulic fracturing in the Pacific Ocean.
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Ellen M. Gilmer, E&E News reporter
The Trump administration is urging a federal court to reject environmental challenges to hydraulic fracturing in the Pacific Ocean.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler yesterday said the agency is considering changes to how methane emissions from the oil and gas sector are counted. That could push the industry below Clean Air Act reporting levels.
By Jenny Mandel and Niina Heikkinen in Energywire
The annual return of the Asian monsoons is one of nature's great cycles of renewal. But scientists have noticed a puzzling recent trend: Some of the monsoons seem to be weakening over time.
By Chelsea Harvey in Climatewire
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler yesterday said the agency is considering changes to how methane emissions from the oil and gas sector are counted. That could push the industry below Clean Air Act reporting levels.
By Jenny Mandel and Niina Heikkinen in Energywire
The annual return of the Asian monsoons is one of nature's great cycles of renewal. But scientists have noticed a puzzling recent trend: Some of the monsoons seem to be weakening over time.
By Chelsea Harvey in Climatewire