‘Zombie’ Oil Wells in Canada Are a Climate Threat

October 30, 2020 / by Alec Jacobson / Air Pollution, Alberta (Canada), Drilling and Boring, Environment, Fresh Water, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrocarbons, Journalism, Methane, Natural Gas, New York Times, North America, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Canada’s oil patch has nearly 100,000 suspended wells, neither active nor capped, and they’re a worrying source of planet-warming methane. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/climate/oil-wells-leak-canada.html

Fracking Firms Fail, Rewarding Executives and Raising Climate Fears

July 13, 2020 / by HIROKO TABUCHI / Air Pollution, Bankruptcies, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Denver (Colo), Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, Environment, Executive Compensation, Extraction Oil & Gas Inc, Fresh Water, Greeley (Colo), Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Journalism, MDC Energy, Methane, Natural Gas, New Mexico, New York Times, North Dakota, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Permian Basin (North America), pollution, Siffin, Mark A, Suits and Litigation (Civil), Texas, United States, Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Workplace Hazards and Violations

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup cost left to taxpayers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/climate/oil-fracking-bankruptcy-methane-executive-pay.html

Trump’s Misleading Claims About His Environmental Record

July 9, 2019 / by Linda Qiu / Air Pollution, Environment, environmental protection agency, Fresh Water, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, Journalism, New York Times, Speeches and Statements, Superfund, Trump, Donald J, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Water Pollution

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump selectively talked up what he said were achievements in ensuring air and water quality, declining carbon emissions and Superfund cleanups. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/us/politics/trump-environmental-record-fact-check.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

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