On January 24, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued an Order Terminating Proceeding in Docket No.

The United States is poised to burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of emissions that are raising global temperatures. U.S. greenhouse gas emissions barely budged in 2024 ...

Trump wants his administration to approve new liquified natural gas export projects as soon as possible. A late Biden study could slow things down

While floating solar—the emerging practice of putting solar panels on bodies of water—is promising in its efficiency and its potential to spare agricultural and conservation lands, a new experiment finds environmental trade-offs.

Steve Milloy, a former Trump administration EPA official, said that Congress needs to remake the law in order for the new methane emissions rule to be reversed.

In December 2024, before the Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act was reintroduced, Sen. Britt had joined other Congressional Republicans in introducing a bicameral Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval to block the EPA’s implementation of the methane tax.

The global energy company Shell has completed the acquisition of a power plant located just outside of Providence, which the company says will help solidify its presence as a supplier of electricity in the region.

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Looking to stay on top of what's happening at the Legislature? Here are three things to watch for Tuesday, Jan. 28: Environment: The Senate Conservation Committee will debate Senate Bill 4, which would codify greenhouse gas emissions limits for future years.

Sasol is falling back on coal after encountering obstacles in its plan to pivot to natural gas and green hydrogen in its path to net zero by 2050.

It said this is a cause for concern because fossil fuels contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Variance proposals, such as one proposed in ...

The Department of Energy has concluded, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, that a boost in U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas would have a negligible effect on global emissions of greenhouse gases