Methane Rule Rollback Jeopardizes Wildlife
By rolling back critical environmental safeguards that prevent methane pollution, the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is once again selling out to the oil and gas industry. Methane is one …
Court Decision Reinstates BLM Methane Pollution Rule
Methane, an invisible super pollutant and energy resource, will no longer be wasted on America’s cherished public lands as a result of lawsuit brought by the National Wildlife Federation and …
A Win for Wildlife: Protecting America’s Public Lands from Methane Pollution
On Wednesday, 51 Senators—all Democrats plus Republicans Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, and John McCain—stood up for America’s outdoor heritage and wildlife by preventing the repeal of a Bureau of Land …
Overturning Methane Rule is Bad Public Policy, Bad Business
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to employ a little-used legislative tool known as the Congressional Review Act to undo a common-sense Bureau of Land Management rule to …
2015 State of Union Provides New Hope for Protecting Wildlife From Climate Change
Last year, after the President’s State of the Union Address, I wrote a blog expressing cautious optimism about his agenda on climate change. I talked about my two young kids, …
New Methane Rule: Good News for Wildlife
On Wednesday the Obama Administration announced a significant new step in reducing methane pollution. The President’s goal is to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40-45% from 2012 levels by 2025. Methane …
Clean Power Plan Heightens Need for Methane Regulations
The Obama Administration took historic action to combat climate change with the release of their Clean Power Plan on June 2nd, 2014. This important plan establishes first-ever limits on the …
