Category: Fossil Fuel Industry

Gas utilities evaded federal stove regulations with Big Tobacco tactics

Gas utilities fended off federal regulations of gas stoves by deploying the same tactics as the tobacco industry to undermine public health research, according to a new report published by...

/ October 23, 2023
FPL methane gas mixed with hydrogen

Florida Legislature hands out millions in tax cuts to fossil fuel companies

From gas stoves to gas equipment tax breaks, legislators passed fossil fuel-friendly policy agenda

/ May 11, 2023

Virginia Regulator Who Pushed Gas Pipeline to Soon Rule on its Permit

An environmental regulator in Virginia who quietly promoted a proposed gas pipeline project may soon rule on one of its permits. TC Energy’s river and stream crossing permit application for...

/ April 5, 2023

PERC withholds and removes records from its website

A federally sanctioned propane trade association, the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), is refusing to disclose records about its operations, despite its obligations to do so under the Propane...

/ February 8, 2023

Propane Education and Research Council

Propane Education and Research Council The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) is a significant funder of anti-electrification campaigns in the United States, outpacing even the American Gas Association (AGA)....

/ January 9, 2023

Internal documents detail how gas utilities greenwash RNG and hydrogen

Internal documents detail how gas utilities greenwash RNG and hydrogen Internal American Gas Association (AGA) meeting notes from March 2018 reveal that the industry planned to use RNG advocacy as...

/ January 6, 2022

Gas utilities push RNG and hydrogen to expand fossil fuel infrastructure

Gas utilities push RNG and hydrogen to expand fossil fuel infrastructure Electric and gas utilities are increasingly targeting customers, regulators, and investors with the promise of “renewable natural gas,” or...

/ January 6, 2022

While Touting Clean Energy Steps, Con Edison Continues to Invest in Gas Infrastructure

Consolidated Edison (Con Edison) has ramped up its clean energy pledges in the past year, but the company nonetheless continues to invest in gas infrastructure. The utility, which serves 3.4...

/ February 2, 2021

Virginia Lawmaker Coordinated Support for Mountain Valley Pipeline With Project’s Lobbyist

A Virginia state lawmaker coordinated with an energy lobbyist to support a controversial gas pipeline, the Energy and Policy Institute has found. Delegate Les Adams, a Republican representing Henry and...

/ December 3, 2020

Two Controversial Virginia Gas Plants Face Increasing Uncertainty, Documents Show

Two planned gas-fired power plants in Virginia are facing growing difficulties caused in part by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recent documents filed by the plants’...

/ April 29, 2020