US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings The Guardian - US · Sep 14
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried The Guardian - UK · Jan 3
School denies soiled nappies, no access to carer claims The grandmother of a young girl who suffered spinal and brain injuries in a car crash that killed her mother claims a school is not doing enough to support her. AAP · Jun 16, 2025
Middle school teacher found guilty of giving marijuana-laced brownies to sixth graders Sharon Wilson, 55, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday of two counts of misdemeanor child abuse following a 2024 incident at Kepner Beacon Middle School The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2025
Fossil fuel workers are dying inhaling gases – despite US warnings to big oil After multiple worker fatalities, the US government warned manual gauging was dangerous. The oil industry seems to have not taken note, activists say The Guardian - US · Jul 13, 2023
Pipeline Operators Release or Flare Tons of Gas During June Heatwave One company vented more than 500,000 pounds of gas toxins into the air during 17 events over a week-long period of extreme heat in June. Texas Observer · Jun 30, 2023
Texas youth organizers take aim at the biggest oil field in the US Proposed El Paso climate charter seeks to prohibit use of city water for extraction projects including those in Permian Basin The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2023
EPA moves away from Permian Basin air pollution crackdown The oil industry pushed hard against the proposal to issue an ozone nonattainment designation, which would have required that companies reduce oilfield emissions. The Texas Tribune · Jan 13, 2023
EPA Backs Down from Permian Air Pollution Crackdown Oil sector advocates pushed hard against an ozone nonattainment designation, which would have required oilfield emissions reductions. Texas Observer · Jan 13, 2023
Equipment that's designed to cut methane emission is failing Methane is the main ingredient in natural gas, and it packs about 80 times the climate-warming power of carbon dioxide The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022