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    Climate Justice Roundup: Methane Rule Reinstated, Disaster Relief Aid Requested, Clean Power Plan in Trouble

    Two steps forward, one step back.

    Kenrya Rankin Oct 5, 2017 12:04PM EDT
    Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside of the town of Cuero, Texas, on March 26, 2015.

    EPA Wants to Extend a Methane Rule Pause From 90 Days to 2 Years

    Environmental groups argue it will protect the oil and gas industries while harming residential communities.  

    Yessenia Funes Jun 14, 2017 1:02PM EDT
    Flared natural gas is burned off at the Deadwood natural gas plant on February 5, 2015 in Garden City, Texas. Flaring is another way methane is released during natural gas drilling.

    Lawsuit From Environmental Groups Challenges EPA's Methane Rule Pause

    The six groups say it is in violation of the Clean Air Act.

    Yessenia Funes Jun 6, 2017 3:08PM EDT
    The sun rises over an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation where gas and oil extraction using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is booming on March 24, 2014, near Lost Hills, California.

    Senate Rejects Resolution to Remove Methane Emissions Regulations

    Environmental organization Friends of the Earth: “Today’s victory against Trump’s plan to hand our public lands to Big Oil is a win for the American people.”

    Yessenia Funes May 10, 2017 11:01AM EDT
    Executive Director of League of United Latin American Citizens Brent Wilkes (C) speaks during a news conference on an immigration reform bill in Capitol Hill May 22, 2007.

    Repeal of Environmental Regulations Will Impact Latinx Health

    Communities who live near fracking sites need regulations on methane emitters, argues a leading national voice for Latinx organizations. 

    Yessenia Funes Mar 20, 2017 1:28PM EDT

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