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In many parts of the West, areas that are now houses and schools and shopping centers were once oil and gas fields. There’s little in the way of a visible legacy, but hidden underground, there are hundreds of thousands of abandoned wells. An Inside Energy investigation has discovered that in many communities, new development is happening on top of those old wells.
Inside Energy contributor Stephanie Joyce speaks with NPR Morning Edition host Renee Montagne about what the new moratorium on federal coal leasing means for states like Wyoming.
The federal government has temporarily halted coal leasing on public lands while it reviews its coal program. Forty percent of the coal mined in the United States comes from publicly-owned minerals beneath federal land, mostly in Wyoming. The government review will address whether taxpayers are getting a fair return on that coal, as well as how to square the coal program with the country’s new climate goals.
A giant stream of potent climate-warming gas – methane – is blowing hundreds of feet into the air in Los Angeles County for the seventh week. The release cancels out hundreds of smaller efforts over more than a decade to clamp down on escapes of the gas, a priority because in the short term, methane is a far more powerful climate-warming gas than carbon dioxide.
New video shows a cloud of bright pink gas over homes and rooftops in the southern California community of Porter Ranch. The cloud is a result of massive natural gas leak at the Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Field, owned by Southern California Gas.
Ingrid Lobet of inewsource reports for Inside Energy on a massive methane leak in southern California and it’s implications for the state’s rigorous air emissions limits.
As the market for coal dwindles, who will foot the bill for restoring the land mined for coal to what it once was? Leigh Paterson reports for Inside Energy on the fate of billions of dollars in outstanding coal mine clean-up costs.
Demand for coal-fired electricity is on the decline. In response, regions around the world that rely on coal production for jobs and revenue are studying on new, cleaner ways to keep it on the market.
The US Dept. of Labor has declared Halliburton owes millions in back wages to more than 1,000 employees.
