Colorado State Action to #CutMethane
Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission approved new regulations that align the state’s oil‑and‑gas methane rules with the EPA’s federal framework, making Colorado one of the first major producing states to act. The rules impose best‑practice requirements on high‑emitting facilities such as compressor stations and storage terminals, and extend leak‑detection and repair obligations to single‑well operators. Additional legislation positions Colorado to adopt stricter air‑toxics limits for pollutants like benzene and formaldehyde. Grassroots partners are mobilizing to ensure the state leverages these tools for broader public‑health protection.
Methane Gas Is Different: How Trump’s Attack on EPA Power Does Not Affect #CutMethane Rules
The Trump administration moved to void the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, which underpins vehicle greenhouse‑gas rules, but that action does not jeopardize the separate methane‑emission regulations targeting oil and gas facilities. Methane controls are anchored in Clean Air Act section 111,...
Delfin LNG Pipeline Explosion Underscores Dangers of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure, Casts Doubt on Project Viability
On February 3, a 28‑mile gas pipeline belonging to the Delfin LNG project exploded near Holly Beach, Louisiana, creating an 80‑foot fire and injuring an operator who has filed a $1 million lawsuit. The blast occurred on a 50‑year‑old pipeline repurposed...
What Is a Water Quality Certification and Why Does Air Products Need One?
Air Products has moved to secure a Water Quality Certification from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, a prerequisite for its federal permit to build a blue‑hydrogen and carbon‑capture facility. The certification confirms compliance with Clean Water Act sections governing...
Another Nickel Mine Waste Landslide Leads to a Death in Indonesia
A tailings landslide at Indonesia's Morowali Industrial Park on February 18, 2026 killed a worker and forced a shutdown of the nickel‑smelting complex. The incident follows a 2025 landslide that claimed three lives and a 2025 flood that breached a...
