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.
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.
Analysts say the country will burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of heat-trapping emissions.
Natural gas trucks’ greenhouse gas benefits are marginal when accounting for methane leakage—and could lock out better zero-emission alternatives.
Utah atmospheric scientists reveal that a proposed "geoengineering" strategy to remove a potent greenhouse gas could worsen air quality while offering minimal benefits. As human activities release increasing amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere,
Xcel Energy has a problem in some of the mountain communities where it sells natural gas. It’s part of a much broader problem across Colorado. The specific problem Xcel has to solve in a
On Monday, President Donald Trump opened his second term with an inaugural address declaring that America has a “national energy emergency.” Vowing to tap into the country’s vast oil and gas reserves, Trump dismisses the overwhelming majority of climate scientists who say burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases that overheat the planet.
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 ...
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