Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/climate/orphan-wells-capping-methane-leaks.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Two fracking companies had challenged requirements that some businesses disclose more information about the risks they face from climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/15/climate/sec-climate-rules-lawsuit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from miles away might dry out residential wells. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/02/climate/indiana-leap-groundwater-pipe-microchips.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The United States has enough geothermal energy to power the entire country. Some are trying to unlock it by using techniques from the fracking boom. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/climate/geothermal-energy-projects.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Alberta’s vast oil industry is cutting production as the flames menace wells and pipelines, highlighting the danger Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/climate/canada-wildfires-fracking-oil-gas.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment There are roughly 14,000 old, unplugged wells in the gulf that are at risk of springing leaks or causing environmental damage, researchers found. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/climate/gulf-of-mexico-oil-wells-plug.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Taylor Energy’s undersea wells have been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico since 2004, when they were damaged by Hurricane Ivan. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/climate/taylor-energy-oil-spill-gulf.html
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
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Trump has made fracking a “Hail Mary” attack on Joe Biden in the industrial Midwest, but three weeks before Election Day, it does not seem to be working. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/13/climate/trump-biden-fracking.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some energy executives are pleased that the former vice president is not calling for a fracking ban and said they could work with him. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/business/energy-environment/joe-biden-oil-gas-energy.html
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
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fracking ban pushed by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders epitomizes a Democratic quandary: Appeal to swing voters or energize a liberal movement? Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/us/politics/pennsylvania-democrats-fracking.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As more places face a scarcity of fresh water, desalination is seen as a possible answer. But energy and financial requirements limit how widely it can be used. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/climate/desalination-water-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In the Trump administration’s latest jab at California, the Environmental Protection Agency is saying the state is not protecting its water quality. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/climate/trump-california.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment If the proposal is adopted, the government would no longer require oil and gas companies to inspect for and repair methane leaks from wells and pipelines. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/climate/epa-methane-greenhouse-gas.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
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
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While activists can agree that something must be done, differences arise over exactly what and how, on issues like nuclear power and fracking. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/climate-change-movement.html?partner=rss&emc=rss