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Biden administration to fine oil and gas companies for excess methane
The Biden administration announced new moves on Friday to curb the release from oil and gas facilities of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is responsible for more than a quarter of the warming the planet is currently experiencing.
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Fracking resumes in Dimock, Pennsylvania, after a decade-long ban
After a 12 year hiatus, a major natural gas company is set to resume drilling and fracking in a rural Pennsylvania community that once held the dubious distinction of having flammable tap water.
- Coterra Energy received state approval to drill 11 gas wells in Dimock, previously banned due to water pollution.
- The decision divides residents between economic benefits and environmental concerns.
- Despite a $16 million water system commitment, the drilling's return has raised issues of trust and safety.
Key quote:
“I was played a fool. This was the most egregious betrayal I’ve experienced in all of the gas wars I’ve been in.”
— Victoria Switzer, local resident affected by the drilling.
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Sweden’s climate pollution rose 7% in 2022 because of Nord Stream sabotage
The major gas leak from the sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline last year pushed Sweden’s annual plant-heating emissions upby 7%, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency reported Thursday.
Georgia Power asks for state OK to tap more fossil fuels to meet demand it failed to forecast
Environmentalists concerned about Georgia Power electricity plans to add 30% more fossil fuels natural gas energy.
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