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Methane
Trump Lights the Fuse on a Deadly Methane Bomb
Take everything happening now and increase it by an order of magnitude.
Methane Leaks From Oil and Gas 60 Percent Higher Than EPA Estimates, New Study Finds
Environmental groups called for action from state-level regulators in response.
Ohio Gas Well Was Spewing Methane Pollution Three Weeks After Blowout
Blowouts will increase as the oil and gas industry expands.
Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Attempt to Suspend Methane Rule
The setback for the deregulation agenda follows similar decisions.
Climate Activists in Pacific Northwest Fight Construction of World’s Largest Methanol Refinery
A proposal to build the world's largest gas-to-methanol refinery on the Columbia River is meeting stiff resistance.
Release of Arctic Methane “May Be Apocalyptic,” Study Warns
The impending release of methane hydrate across the Arctic is not a good sign for life on Earth.
Trump Cuts Regulations as Oceanic Dead Zones Release Massive Amounts of Methane
A new study has found the source of an enormous Pacific methane pool, uncovering disastrous news for the planet.
Republicans Want to Let Fossil Fuel Companies Waste Taxpayers’ Natural Gas
The GOP is moving to axe rules designed to improve air quality and bring in millions of dollars in royalties.
Climate Change 2016: The Year the Future Arrived
We have the technologies to prevent dangerous climate change in time frames that matter — will we use them in 2017?
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Dahr Jamail | We Have Released a Monster: Previously Frozen Soil Is “Breathing Out” Greenhouse Gases
The climate feedback loop is causing previously frozen soil to respirate more CO2 and methane into the atmosphere.