Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The ban affects the entire Eastern Seaboard, the Pacific Coast along California, Oregon and Washington, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Northern Bering Sea. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/climate/biden-oil-gas-drilling-ban.html
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, January 5, 2025 — The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released the following statement from President and CEO Mike Sommers on reports the Biden administration will move to ban new oil and natural gas activity across millions of acres of federal waters. Read the full article at: https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2025/01/05/api-opposes-further-restrictions-to-offshore-oil-and-natural-gas-development
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, January 3, 2025 — The American Petroleum Institute (API) released the following statement today from API Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs Dustin Meyer on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s final regulations for the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit. Read the full […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study finds that deaths related to cold weather in the United States have risen in the past two decades. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/well/cold-deaths-health.html
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, December 18, 2024 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) released the following statement today from API Vice President of Downstream Policy Will Hupman in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) granting California’s request for a Clean Air Act waiver for the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment It’s not just the elderly. More than three-quarters of heat-related deaths in Mexico occurred among people younger than 35, researchers reported. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/health/heat-deaths-young-adults.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Canada is losing its permafrost to climate change. The Indigenous residents of Tuktoyaktuk know they’ll have to move but don’t agree on when. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/world/americas/canada-arctic-permafrost-thawing.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment American officials are seeking to assure the world that U.S. climate action won’t end with the return of Donald Trump as president. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/climate/democrats-cop29-baku-climate.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President-elect Donald J. Trump wants Congress to repeal a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit. Doing so would hurt American automakers. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/climate/electric-vehicles-trump-tax-credit.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The South American nation says it is considering withdrawing from the landmark agreement, which aims to limit carbon emissions and slow global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/world/americas/argentina-exit-climate-deal.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The prime minister announced more ambitious climate targets, charting a very different course from the United States, which is expected to roll back its energy transition plans. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/climate/keir-starmer-uk-emissions.html
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, November 12, 2024 – The American Petroleum Institute (API) today released a new policy roadmap for the incoming Trump administration and next Congress to secure American energy leadership and help reduce inflation. Beginning with an open letter to President-elect Trump, the 5-point policy roadmap details concrete steps Washington […]
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, November 12, 2024 — The American Petroleum Institute (API) released the following statement today from API Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics and Regulatory Affairs Dustin Meyer after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final rule to establish a fee on methane emissions as required by the Methane […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump victory sets back the world’s attempt to rein in dangerous levels of warming and potentially isolates the United States in the global energy transition. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/climate/trump-climate-change-paris-cop29.html
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, November 6, 2024 – American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers issued the following statement on the results of the 2024 presidential election. Read the full article at: https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2024/11/06/api-statement-on-2024-election
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president’s senior climate adviser is expected to lead the American delegation at the U.N. talks in Azerbaijan. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/climate/biden-cop29-baku-climate.html
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, October 30, 2024;– The American Petroleum Institute (API) today announced the launch of the new API Pipeline Safety Management System (SMS) Contractor Safety Assessment Program, building on the success of its established Pipeline SMS: A Contractor’s Guide and its associated implementation tools. This program is the culmination of […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “Tree islands” deep in a sea of grass once helped Native Americans elude capture by U.S. troops. A tour of these refuges reveals a rich culture and a new risk: rising water. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/travel/everglades-miccosukee-reservation.html
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, October 24, 2024;– The American Petroleum Institute (API) today announced the publication of Addendum 1 to API RP 2001, 10th Edition, “Fire Protection in Refineries.” This addendum strengthens existing fire safety measures by introducing new protocols for pre-planning and incident response in refineries. Read the full article at: https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/news/2024/10/24/api-updates-fire-protection-standard-for-refineries
Published by the American Petroleum Institute WASHINGTON, October 21, 2024 — The American Petroleum Institute issued the following statement from Senior Vice President and General Counsel Ryan Meyers after a federal court granted the National Marine Fisheries Service more time to complete a new biological opinion for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and avoid significant […]