EPA denies request to regulate coal mine methane emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not regulate methane emissions from coal mines, the agency said in a document made public Tuesday.
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
EIA: Extending current energy policies would keep U.S. emissions flat through 2040
The new analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has some good news but mostly bad news.
Most firms get greenhouse gas reports wrong: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Most of the world's largest companies do not report their greenhouse gas emissions fully or correctly and do not have the data independently...
Sunday, April 28th, 2013
EPA methane report further divides fracking camps
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production,...
Sunday, April 21st, 2013
California to link its cap-and-trade program with Québec’s 1 Jan 2014
The California Air Resources Board voted to approve a date of 1 January 2014 officially to link California’s cap-and-trade program with that of the Canadian Province of...
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
EPA faces lawsuit threats over blown climate rule deadline
A dozen states and cities are jointly threatening to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to impose carbon emissions standards on power plants.
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Europe rejects plan to increase carbon price
The European Parliament voted against tightening the supply of carbon-emissions allowances, which would have increased their price.
EPA: US GHG inventory shows 1.6% drop in 2011 over 2010; transportation CO2 down 1.1%
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its 18th annual report of overall US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showing a 1.6% decrease in 2011 from the previous...
Monday, April 15th, 2013
EPA to delay emissions rule at new power plants
The new rule, limiting emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, drew legal and technical objections from the electric power industry.
Monday, April 8th, 2013
Greenhouse gas rules will be enacted soon, says Obama aide
The president’s top climate adviser said the limits on power plants will be issued in the "not-too-distant future."
US carbon emissions in 2012 lowest since 1994 as gas displaces coal
A switch from coal to natural gas in electricity production helped drive down energy-related U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in 2012 to their lowest level since 1994, the...
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
EU capped carbon emissions fell 1.4 percent in 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Emissions from power plants and factories covered by the European Union's carbon market fell by 1.4 percent last year, preliminary like-for-like...
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Governors implore White House to assess coal export emissions
A pair of Northwestern governors want the White House to weigh the effects of United States coal exports on global climate change.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Los Angeles halts using electricity from coal plants
Los Angeles will become the biggest U.S. city to abandon coal-fueled electricity after the taxpayer- owned utility said it will support renewable sources, boost energy...
New carbon storage method reduces earthquake risk, study says
A team of researchers says it has demonstrated a method of underground carbon storage that reduces the risk of triggering earthquakes, a safety concern cited by some...
Saturday, March 16th, 2013
Nobel Prize winners urge Obama to back aviation carbon pricing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of leading economists, including eight Nobel Prize winners, has written to President Barack Obama urging him to support a carbon price on...
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Democrats circulate carbon fee bill
The bill indicates a growing willingness among some Democrats to take advantage of a resurgence of climate change awareness.
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
U.S. scientists report second biggest jump in atmospheric CO2 since 1959
WASHINGTON (AP) — The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped dramatically in 2012, making it very unlikely that global warming can be limited to another...
Monday, February 25th, 2013
California's second cap-and-trade auction beats expectations
California's largest greenhouse gas-emitting businesses paid $13.62 per metric tonne (1.1 tons) for the right to release carbon, narrowly beating market expectations...
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
EU warned on carbon trading system overhaul
The European energy commissioner raised doubts about changes proposed to restore the credibility of the bloc's flagship program to fight climate change.
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