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Oil and Gas Methane Leadership Awards Press Release
The inaugural Oil and Gas Methane Leadership Awards were awarded to leading government jurisdictions and other entities in recognition of actions taken to reduce harmful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.
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Time for the International Maritime Organization to Address Arctic Shipping Emissions
On April 9-13, 2018, delegates from around the world will meet at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London to discuss a number of environmental issues related to the shipping sector.
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Biofuels Coalition Press Release on Welch/Udall RFS Reform Bills
Seeking to break through the deadlocked discussions between oil interests and the corn ethanol industry, conservation groups signaled their strong support for bills introduced today in the U.S. House and Senate to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard and reverse the damage that the law—known as the biofuel mandate—has caused since…
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Joint NGO Statement on BLM Methane Rule Circuit Court Victory
Late last night, a U.S. District Court granted a preliminary injunction striking down Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s attempt to delay for one year implementation of the Bureau of Land Management’s methane waste rule. A coalition of government watchdog groups filed a lawsuit in December 2017 to prevent Zinke from delaying…
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CATF Statement on Carbon Capture and Storage Advocacy
The Clean Air Task Force is pleased to be participating in the next level of joint advocacy on carbon capture and storage development and deployment in the US. As studies from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have indicated, CCS is an essential tool for limiting global warming. While…
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CATF Statement on CTGs Rollback
Once again, the Trump Administration is taking aim at reasonable protections for American public health in favor of their cronies in the oil and gas industry. Their target this time are air pollution control guidelines (formally known as Control Techniques Guidelines, or CTGs) issued by the EPA in October 2016,…
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CATF Statement on BLM Methane Rule Rollback
Once again, the Trump Administration is running a full-frontal assault on American public lands, the public health, and the environment. As announced yesterday, Department of the Interior Secretary Zinke’s latest gift to the oil and gas industry is a proposal that seeks to remove most of the waste-preventing requirements of…
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CATF Statement on Passage of 45Q Legislation
Early this morning, the U.S. Congress took a landmark step by passing one of the most important bills for reducing global warming pollution in the last two decades. The FUTURE Act in the Senate, which was included in a sweeping two-year budget deal, will increase 45Q tax credits for practitioners…
