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    Methane Levels Dramatically Increase

    Methane Levels Dramatically Increase

    Methane levels in the atmosphere experienced a dramatic rise in 2019, preliminary data released Sunday shows. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that methane levels increased by 11.54 parts per billion (ppb) in 2019 over 2018 levels, the largest increase since 2014. “Last year’s jump in methane is one of the biggest we’ve seen […]

    Gas Explosion in Nigeria Leaves 15 Dead, More Than 50 Buildings Damaged

    Gas Explosion in Nigeria Leaves 15 Dead, More Than 50 Buildings Damaged

    At least 15 people died in a gas explosion in Lagos, Nigeria Sunday morning. More than 50 buildings were damaged in the blast, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) acting coordinator in Lagos Ibrahim Farinloye told reporters, as The Vanguard reported. One of the buildings was the Bethlehem Girls College, and at least 60 injured students […]

    British Government Sued for Approving Europe’s Largest Gas-Fired Power Plant

    British Government Sued for Approving Europe’s Largest Gas-Fired Power Plant

    Client Earth has the green light from a British court to sue the UK government for undermining its own planning authority’s concerns about the climate crisis when it approved Europe’s largest gas-fired power station, according to The Independent. Planning inspectors had recommended that the government not approve the power plant in North Yorkshire, owned by […]

    Government Loophole Sacrificed $18 Billion to Big Oil

    Government Loophole Sacrificed $18 Billion to Big Oil

    Federal investigators found that big oil companies have taken advantage of a government loophole that gave energy companies a break on paying royalties when drilling in deep water. The loophole has allowed some of the world’s largest energy firms to pocket an extra $18 billion, as Bloomberg reported. The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) detailed accounting […]

    Trump Administration Sells Oil and Gas Leases Near Utah National Monuments

    Trump Administration Sells Oil and Gas Leases Near Utah National Monuments

    The Interior Department on Tuesday is auctioning off 32 parcels of public lands in southeastern Utah for oil and gas development. The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) lease sale includes more than 51,000 acres of land near Bears Ears—the national monument significantly scaled back by the Trump administration last year—as well as the Hovenweep and […]