Conservation groups in Texas want the Environmental Protection Agency to continue its push for tighter restrictions on methane emissions at oil and gas well sites, especially in the Permian basin. The group Environment Texas testified at recent EPA hearings. It cites flaring as a major concern, the process of burning methane into the air at well sites instead of capturing and using it. .
Minnesota has surpassed the goals it set more than a decade ago for renewable-energy standards. But as the climate crisis grows larger, there s a push to adopt new goals supporters say will benefit the state in multiple ways. The start of the legislative session saw Democratic leaders and clean-energy advocates revive calls for Minnesota to approve a plan for 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. .
Rising fuel costs are causing a rising number of Colorado’s struggling families to face steeply increased utility bills, and those oversized bills are expected to keep coming through winter months. Help is available through Energy Outreach Colorado’s helpline: (866) 432-8435. Comments from Denise Stepto, chief communications officer, Energy Outreach Colorado. By Eric Galatas, Public News Service.
Experts are warning Colorado households utility bills currently making their way to mailboxes are likely to be even higher than the supersized bills people received for November s energy use. Denise Stepto, chief communications officer for Energy Outreach Colorado, said as energy prices have remained stubbornly high, December brought an arctic blast and subzero temperatures right in time for winter holiday celebrations. "This next bill, we think, is going to be the higher one, much higher," Stepto explained. " .