The deal would place 40 percent of Californiaโs idle wells in the hands of one operator. Campaigners warn this poses an "immense" risk to the state โ which new rules could help to mitigate, depending on how regulators act.
Despite progress pivoting away from fossil-fuel funding, the lionโs share of the bankโs oil and gas lending isnโt covered under the new rules.
New analysis and documents reveal how industry lobbying has fueled a growing idle well crisis.
Study is โa nail in the coffinโ for the idea that the global ruminant sector can be climate positive at its current scale.
New research shows how a slew of recent climate pledges are based on incomplete accounting, which downplays the scope of methane pollution by the meat and dairy industries.
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