Politics

Carbon Sequestration

Natural Gas Liquids

Chemical Feedstocks

Environmental Justice

November 14, 2024

Why Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ policies will not reduce U.S. oil and gasoline prices

October 24, 2024

Chronic failures in Texas’ management of oil & gas wells raise alarms about the state’s request to run carbon capture

October 17, 2024

Leaks at Illinois carbon injection project cast a shadow on the future of taxpayer-subsidized carbon capture

September 26, 2024

A debate over $100 billion in taxpayer subsidies could set the fate of the U.S. hydrogen industry

September 19, 2024

Latest version of energy permitting fast-tracking bill has environmental movement balking

September 12, 2024

The outlook for the oil and gas industry under President Harris vs. President Trump

August 15, 2024

Texas program that subsidizes fossil-fuel electricity turbo-charges 72 power plant applications

Oil refinery waste is a major source of air and water pollution

Environmental Integrity Project launches updated Oil & Gas Watch database and news site

Opposition mounts to aging oil & gas pipeline threatening Great Lakes drinking water

A new EPA rule is meant to prevent chemical disasters, but safety advocates say loopholes remain

February 22, 2024

As Mountain Valley Pipeline races to completion, construction leaves muddy mess in Virginia waterways

February 6, 2024

Biden’s LNG pause won’t slow the flow of U.S. natural gas abroad

January 18, 2024

The U.S. dominated the global oil and gas industry in 2023 despite pledges about clean energy

January 11, 2024

New Mexico wants to recycle fracking wastewater for clean energy. Who stands to gain?

January 5, 2024

LNG terminal opens in Puerto Rico without required federal approval

December 19, 2023

Report shows oil and gas companies are rushing to establish taxpayer-subsidized carbon storage projects with little monitoring

December 7, 2023

Biden Administration proposes to allow disposal of carbon waste beneath national forests

December 1, 2023

Houston smog worst in 12 years, hitting Latino, Black and lower-income neighborhoods hardest

November 21, 2023

Report calls chemical recycling a ‘dangerous deception’ meant to shield the plastics industry

November 1, 2023

Texas voters to decide whether to funnel $10 billion in taxpayer money to natural gas power plants

October 25, 2023

Major carbon pipeline is cancelled as opposition grows and regulations remain elusive

August 29, 2023

Despite Biden climate promises, oil production on federal lands is rising

August 22, 2023

What causes long-delayed 'zombie' projects? The market, not government permit reviews

New EPA report: Plastics chemical found in drinking water poses elevated cancer risk

Temperatures rise over whether EPA should allow Louisiana to permit carbon waste burial projects

The U.S. LNG export boom is spreading to Mexico, creating new environmental threats

Biden/McCarthy compromise would approve Mountain Valley Pipeline and limit national environmental reviews

Texas lawmakers aim to exempt oil & gas projects from school property taxes, but not clean energy

Permitting reform could still rise from the ashes of 'dead on arrival' House GOP energy package

After East Palestine, the slow-moving train wreck of petrochemical pollution deserves more attention nationally

Wave of new oil export terminals looms over Gulf Coast

February 21, 2023

Ozone drifting into small-town New Mexico from Texas oil & gas industry

January 17, 2023

What House Republicans have planned for the oil and gas industry

January 11, 2023

Stalemate at FERC could stall Biden clean energy plan, landowner rights reform

December 14, 2022

Mitsubishi seeks tens of millions in Louisiana tax breaks for largest plastics plant of its kind

September 27, 2022

Sen. Manchin pulls environmental permitting 'reform' bill from stopgap funding legislation

August 31, 2022

Investigation: Carbon capture tax credits in climate bill riddled with verification failures and other problems

August 17, 2022

Behind the climate bill: the high price of Manchin's pipeline deal in Appalachia

The market can't handle fast-tracking LNG. Neither can the climate.

Welcome to Oil & Gas Watch News

Politics

Carbon Sequestration

Natural Gas Liquids

Chemical Feedstocks

Environmental Justice

November 14, 2024

Why Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ policies will not reduce U.S. oil and gasoline prices

October 24, 2024

Chronic failures in Texas’ management of oil & gas wells raise alarms about the state’s request to run carbon capture

October 17, 2024

Leaks at Illinois carbon injection project cast a shadow on the future of taxpayer-subsidized carbon capture

September 26, 2024

A debate over $100 billion in taxpayer subsidies could set the fate of the U.S. hydrogen industry

September 19, 2024

Latest version of energy permitting fast-tracking bill has environmental movement balking

September 12, 2024

The outlook for the oil and gas industry under President Harris vs. President Trump

August 15, 2024

Texas program that subsidizes fossil-fuel electricity turbo-charges 72 power plant applications

Oil refinery waste is a major source of air and water pollution

Environmental Integrity Project launches updated Oil & Gas Watch database and news site

Opposition mounts to aging oil & gas pipeline threatening Great Lakes drinking water

A new EPA rule is meant to prevent chemical disasters, but safety advocates say loopholes remain

February 22, 2024

As Mountain Valley Pipeline races to completion, construction leaves muddy mess in Virginia waterways

February 6, 2024

Biden’s LNG pause won’t slow the flow of U.S. natural gas abroad

January 18, 2024

The U.S. dominated the global oil and gas industry in 2023 despite pledges about clean energy

January 11, 2024

New Mexico wants to recycle fracking wastewater for clean energy. Who stands to gain?

January 5, 2024

LNG terminal opens in Puerto Rico without required federal approval

December 19, 2023

Report shows oil and gas companies are rushing to establish taxpayer-subsidized carbon storage projects with little monitoring

December 7, 2023

Biden Administration proposes to allow disposal of carbon waste beneath national forests

December 1, 2023

Houston smog worst in 12 years, hitting Latino, Black and lower-income neighborhoods hardest

November 21, 2023

Report calls chemical recycling a ‘dangerous deception’ meant to shield the plastics industry

November 1, 2023

Texas voters to decide whether to funnel $10 billion in taxpayer money to natural gas power plants

October 25, 2023

Major carbon pipeline is cancelled as opposition grows and regulations remain elusive

August 29, 2023

Despite Biden climate promises, oil production on federal lands is rising

August 22, 2023

What causes long-delayed 'zombie' projects? The market, not government permit reviews

New EPA report: Plastics chemical found in drinking water poses elevated cancer risk

Temperatures rise over whether EPA should allow Louisiana to permit carbon waste burial projects

The U.S. LNG export boom is spreading to Mexico, creating new environmental threats

Biden/McCarthy compromise would approve Mountain Valley Pipeline and limit national environmental reviews

Texas lawmakers aim to exempt oil & gas projects from school property taxes, but not clean energy

Permitting reform could still rise from the ashes of 'dead on arrival' House GOP energy package

After East Palestine, the slow-moving train wreck of petrochemical pollution deserves more attention nationally

Wave of new oil export terminals looms over Gulf Coast

February 21, 2023

Ozone drifting into small-town New Mexico from Texas oil & gas industry

January 17, 2023

What House Republicans have planned for the oil and gas industry

January 11, 2023

Stalemate at FERC could stall Biden clean energy plan, landowner rights reform

December 14, 2022

Mitsubishi seeks tens of millions in Louisiana tax breaks for largest plastics plant of its kind

September 27, 2022

Sen. Manchin pulls environmental permitting 'reform' bill from stopgap funding legislation

August 31, 2022

Investigation: Carbon capture tax credits in climate bill riddled with verification failures and other problems

August 17, 2022

Behind the climate bill: the high price of Manchin's pipeline deal in Appalachia

The market can't handle fast-tracking LNG. Neither can the climate.

Welcome to Oil & Gas Watch News