Energy companies will need to keep up-to-date records to prove they are running the nation’s aging pipelines at safe pressures under a new set of guidelines the federal government announced Monday in response to a deadly natural gas explosion in a San Francisco suburb.  More »

Electric vehicles are not the most climate-friendly car choice in a vast majority of states, including in Texas, according to a new report.  More »

The Fukushima crisis is eroding years of Japanese efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, as power plants running on oil and natural gas fill the electricity gap left by now-shuttered nuclear reactors.  More »

Given the influx of ruling-related rhetoric in the realm of Energyland™ this week, it seems useful to take a look at some of these announcements – which cover ground from fracs to specs, from UK shale to US LNG – to gain a better understanding. So without further ado, let’s run a quick ring around [...]  More »

Two weeks ago the Fifth Circuit released its opinion in Luminant v. EPA, (5th Cir. No. 10-60891, filed March 26, 2012) finding that the EPA’s decision to disapprove Texas Administrative Code 116.617 governing standard permits for pollution control equipment that “reduce or maintain currently authorized emission rates for facilities authorized by permit” was arbitrary and [...]  More »

The oil industry’s leading trade group today implored federal regulators for more time to comply with a looming rule that will pare air pollution from hydraulic fracturing and natural gas wells.  More »

A solid majority of Americans are more likely to vote for a presidential candidate who supports developing more natural gas, boosting federal support for renewable-energy use and research, and approving construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a new poll found.  More »

A majority of Americans support a range of energy and environmental policies from more oil drilling to federal funding for renewables to regulations that curb pollution, albeit with significant partisan differences, according to a new Gallup poll.  More »

Health, environmental and community activists have sued the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to finish long-awaited regulations restricting how power companies can dispose of the toxic chemical-containing leftovers from burning coal ash.  More »

Marathon Petroleum Company plans to add new air state-of-the-art pollution controls to several of its refineries, allowing it to simultaneously pioneer new combustion control equipment and resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.  More »

The Environmental Protection Agency will delay promulgating its long-awaited air standards for the oil and natural gas for two weeks, citing the need for more time to review public comments, an agency spokeswoman said Monday.  More »

A plurality of Americans continue to say they prioritize economic growth over protecting the environment, though the gap has closed in the past year, a new poll found.  More »