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Gas is flared as waste from California's Monterey Shale formation, where gas and oil extraction uses hydraulic fracturing. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Trump Takes Aim at Obama-Era Rules on Methane Leaks, Gas Flaring

By Marianne Lavelle

Brian Latkanich stands in his yard with the fracking well behind him. Credit: Anna Belle Peevey

As Much as 5 Times More Methane Leaking at Penn. Gas, Oil Sites than Reported

By Neela Banerjee

These eroding coastal bluffs in Alaska are thick with permafrost. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

Thawing Arctic Permafrost Hides a Toxic Risk: Mercury, in Massive Amounts

By Sabrina Shankman

For farmworkers, the difference between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius warming can be the loss or survival of crops and the ability to labor all day in high heat. Credit: Jes Aznar/Getty Images

1.5 Degrees Warming and the Search for Climate Justice for the Poor

By John H. Cushman Jr.

Attorneys General Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Eric Schneiderman of New York have been pushing back on federal efforts to undermine environmental protections. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The New Climate Watchdogs: Democratic Attorneys General Take on Trump

By David Hasemyer

In Alaska's Thawing Permafrost, Humanity's 'Library Is on Fire'

By Sabrina Shankman

Air-conditioners. Credit: Ken Fung/CC-BY-SA-2.0

This Is One International Climate Agreement Trump Supports

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Exxon's XTO announced steps to cut methane emissions from oil and gas drilling. Credit Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Exxon Promises to Cut Methane Leaks from U.S. Shale Oil and Gas Operations

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Drilling rigs off Alaska. Credit: Bob Shavelson/Cook Inletkeeper

As Hilcorp Plans to Drill in Arctic Waters, a Troubling History of Violations Surfaces

By Sabrina Shankman

HFCs are greenhouse gases used in refrigeration. Credit: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Court Ruling on HFCs Deals Another Blow to Paris Climate Goals

By Marianne Lavelle

Rice fields near Sacramento, California. Credit: Mark Miller/CC-BY-3.0

U.S. Rice Farmers Turn Sustainability into Carbon Credits, with Microsoft as First Buyer

By Georgina Gustin

The boundary of Southern California Gas Company property, where Aliso Canyon Storage Field is located.

EPA's Methane Estimates for Oil & Gas Sector Under Investigation

By Phil McKenna

Landfills are a key source of methane emissions

Trump EPA Gives Landfills a Pass on Climate-Warming Methane

By Georgina Gustin

Gas flaring in North Dakota

GOP Fails to Kill Methane Rule in a Capitol Hill Defeat for Oil and Gas Industry

By Georgina Gustin

Cook Inlet: Oil Platforms Powered by Leaking Alaska Pipeline Forced to Shut Down

By Sabrina Shankman

Alaska's Cook Inlet has an uncapped gas leak

First Water Tests Show Worrying Signs From Cook Inlet Gas Leak

By Sabrina Shankman

Cook Inlet Gas Leak Remains Unmonitored as Danger to Marine Life Is Feared

By Sabrina Shankman

Trump's EPA Halts Request for Methane Information From Oil and Gas Producers

By Marianne Lavelle

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