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The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission has approved a compromise proposal, negotiated by environmental groups, local governments, and industry groups, for a first-in-the-nation rule to require some pneumatic control devices at oil-and-gas facilities to be retrofit to lower methane emissions. A coalition of conservation groups — Sierra Club, Earthworks, and Center for Biological Diversity, represented by Earthjustice — partnered with other environmental groups, local governments, and industry to tackle the problem of emissions from pneumatic controllers.

Denver, CO — Environmental groups filed an appeal today challenging a decision by a Wyoming federal district court to vacate the Bureau of Land Management’s Waste Prevention Rule. Enacted by the Obama administration in 2016, the Waste Prevention Rule compelled oil and gas companies to implement measures that would reduce flaring, venting, and leaking of methane. The Trump administration has repeatedly tried to repeal these protections to line the pockets of oil and gas executives.  “Millions of Americans and diverse stakeholders weighed in when this commonsense ...

on of-- continues on occupy sf. >>reporter: there were in least 85 people arrested, the police broke down all of the tents and public works crews began to clean up the remnants that had been the plaza for almost two months. and check this out. >>reporter: a couple hours after the raid, the police came tearing around the corner. a group of protesters were blocking traffic and the ferry building. we had more rest here and as you are about to see things are getting physical at times as the police are doing what they have to do to keep people away. and then, taking the this. just bef...