EPA lowered estimates of methane leaks during natural gas production
The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists: Does the recent boom in hydraulic fracturing help or hurt the fight against climate change? More »
GOP House members target Obama administration’s fracking oversight
While championing the benefits of new energy extraction methods, Republican House members accused energy oversight agencies of research that misled the public on environmental and health risks. More »
What is the likelihood that the Supreme Court will take review of EPA’s greenhouse gas regulations?
On Friday, Texas lead a group of states in asking the Supreme Court to hear (and overrule) the DC Circuit case of last year upholding EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases from stationary sources. A group of industry representatives have joined in asking for Supreme Court review. Given the DC case and Texas’s petition for certiorari, [...] More »
Flatt out environmental comments on the last few months of the greenhouse gas regulatory world
It has been a while since my last blog post. In the climate change legal world, most of what has happened in the past few months has been of the utilitarian, and not the showy variety. California continues to implement its Global Warming Solutions Act (A.B. 32) and has already held two auctions of the [...] More »
House GOP proposal would overturn EPA regulations deemed harmful to the economy
The deeply divided House of Representatives divided, well, deeply along partisan lines Friday over a GOP bill to curb the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory powers. The proposal, aimed at preventing energy regulations that would damage the economy, was the subject of a highly charged hearing of the House subcommittee on Energy and Power. A spokesman Read More More »
Texans answer the ‘hard question’ on Keystone XL: They say it needs to be approved
On Wednesday night, the National Press Club in Washington hosted a debate on the passing of the most famous pipeline that doesn’t actually exist: Keystone XL. The debate was part of a series of discussions on energy issues called “The Hard Question” and hosted by Texan journalist Blanquita Cullum. The two “hard questions” posed to Read More More »
Republicans grill EPA nominee on transparency
Government transparency surfaced Thursday as a major issue during a hearing on Gina McCarthy’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency, as senators complained about hidden emails and opaque cost-impact studies on proposed regulations. More »
EPA nominee McCarthy faces tough questions at Senate hearing
President Obama’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, is facing tough questions today as she sits before a Senate panel. Read live coverage from inside her Senate confirmation hearing in Washington D.C. More »
Exxon Mobil CEO on spill: ‘I’m proud of the response’
Exxon Mobil Corp’s CEO, in an exclusive interview with FuelFix, said a rupture and oil spill last week from a company pipeline in Arkansas was regrettable, but that he is proud of the quick response to the incident. More »
Obama rule would slash gasoline emissions, raise prices
The Obama administration on Friday formally unveiled a plan to throttle the amount of sulfur emissions allowed from gasoline, raising concerns about rising gas prices. More »
Feds to unveil new sulfur standards for gasoline
The Obama administration on Friday is expected to unveil a long-delayed plan to slash smog-forming sulfur emissions from gasoline, despite objections from the oil industry. More »
Senator calls for explanation of ethanol’s volatile value
The value of ethanol RINs, certificates used by refiners and the EPA to show compliance with government biofuel mandates, reached a record $1.06 on March 8, data compiled by Bloomberg show. More »
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