Oil Conservation Commission Approves EMNRD's Final Natural Gas Waste
Santa Fe, NM – Today the Oil Conservation Commission voted unanimously to adopt the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department's (EMNRD) natural gas waste reduction rules requiring oil and gas operators to capture 98 percent of their natural gas waste by the end of 2026.Today's vote, which follows two years of stakeholder …
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Trash gas conversion plant might turn Bristol landfill into …
A plan to convert methane gas emitted by the rotting trash in the city's landfill into a salable product comes before the City Council tonight.
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EPA proposes 'methane fee' for waste generated by oil and …
Excess methane produced this year would result in a fee of $900 per ton, with fees rising to $1,500 per ton by 2026. EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the …
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NHC explores converting landfill waste to renewable energy, …
NEW HANOVER COUNTY — County commissioners will consider a contract to convert the New Hanover County landfill methane outputs into renewable natural gas, …
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Management of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Waste
EPA reviewed the waste-related provisions of state regulations as of March 2014, for oil and natural gas waste pits and storage tanks for 26 of 33 gas producing states (ie., states with the most significant shale gas activity). The review examined only the state statutes and regulations and did not include a review of permitting decisions ...
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Making fuel from pig poop sounds exciting — unless you live nearby
The methane gas is then funneled into pipelines — approximately 30 miles of them for the Grady Road Project — that transport it to what will be a newly constructed natural gas processing plant.
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California's garbage truck industry avoid climate rules
The waste and natural gas industries pushed for this exemption, citing the investments they made in natural gas as a cleaner alternative to diesel. Among the loudest voices has been Waste ...
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Cutting Landfill Methane To Fight Climate Change : NPR
The EPA tracks more than 2,600 municipal solid waste landfills. About 500 collect methane for energy production. The agency estimates that nearly 500 more could cost-effectively have their methane ...
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Environmental Impacts of Natural Gas
Emissions from smokestacks and tailpipes, however, do not tell the full story. The drilling and extraction of gas from wells and its transportation in pipelines results in the leakage of methane, the primary component of natural gas. Methane is 34 times stronger than CO2 at trapping heat over a 100-year period and 86 times stronger over 20 ...
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WM's Renewable Energy Investments Expected to Power over 1 …
HOUSTON, April 28, 2022 / PRNewswire / -- Rounding out Earth Month, WM (NYSE: WM) plans to invest $825 million in its renewable energy footprint from 2022-2025 by expanding its renewable natural gas (RNG) infrastructure. With the benefit of such investments, WM's network of RNG plants, landfill gas-to-electricity plants and other beneficial use ...
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New Mexico regulators fine oil producer $40 million for
New Mexico regulators fine oil producer $40 million for burning off vast amounts of natural gas. FILE - Pump jacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., April 24, 2015. New Mexico oilfield and air ...
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Natural Gas
Natural gas is a fossil fuel.Like other fossil fuels such as coal and oil, natural gas forms from the plants, animals, and microorganisms that lived millions of years ago. There are several different theories to …
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Review on hydrogen safety issues: Incident statistics, hydrogen
2.65% injury and fatality rates, respectively, for natural-gas incidents, although the injury rates were nearly equal, the fatality rate of hydrogen incidents was twice that of natural-
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Waste Management launches $35 million RNG facility in Springdale
Texas-based Waste Management (WM) has opened a $35 million renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the company's sprawling Eco Vista landfill south of Arbor Acres Avenue in Springdale. According to a WM news release, the landfill gas-to-energy facility beneficially utilizes the biogas generated when organic material decomposes in a landfill.
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Texas Administrative Code
Similarly, under Texas Natural Resources Code, §91.601(1), "oil and gas hazardous waste" subject to the jurisdiction of the RRC is defined as an "oil and gas waste that is a hazardous waste as defined by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource ...
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Wastewater Recycling No Cure-All in Gas Process
The natural-gas industry uses a number of methods to recycle drilling waste. Some drillers have used recycling equipment at the well site or trucked the water to a dedicated recycling facility.
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Florida utility bills could rise to pay for new natural gas technology
The process of producing renewable natural gas attempts to capture methane gas from decomposing waste in landfills, municipal treatment plants that process human waste and agriculture operations ...
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New Analysis Quantifies Natural Gas Waste and Pollution in Texas
Because methane is the main component of natural gas, it also represents a waste of an energy resource when it is released from the supply chain. According to the analysis, the 564 billion cubic feet of methane wasted from Texas' 294,000 active wells translated into nearly $128 million in lost tax and royalty revenue to the state of Texas in ...
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BGE Will Be the First Utility in Md. to Use Biogas from Anaerobic
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company gained approval to use biogas — gas derived from organic sources such as food waste and lawn clippings — in its distribution system, making it the first utility to do so in the state. The Maryland Public Service Commission approved BGE's request in late August to supply biogas or "renewable …
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WA wants to capture the natural gas leaking from …
The Washington House passed Duerr's bill on Feb 11 and the Senate on March 4. State Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, and the GOP environmental issues leader in the House, argued it is a mistake to ...
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Many worry that companies are flouting New Mexico's landmark gas
But Shoup is skeptical that the industry is changing its habits. In May 2021, New Mexico's Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, or EMNRD, adopted new rules that prohibit routine flaring and venting and require operators to achieve a 98 percent gas capture rate by 2026. February 28 was the deadline for operators to certify …
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Letter to the editor: Gas operation concerns in Bell Township
In Bell Township, our once-tranquil landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation due to the proliferation of natural gas operations. Four compressor stations, numerous drilling sites and waste ...
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More Food Waste in Md. Will Be Diverted as a Large Anaerobic …
Renewable natural gas is typically more costly to produce and it cannot sustain natural gas pipelines in the way that the industry often suggests, Maher echoed. Even if Maryland produced all the biogas it possibly could through anaerobic digestion, it could only replace 10% of the state's current natural gas usage, according to a 2020 …
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Here's where your rotten kitchen scraps are turned into natural gas …
Wasatch Resource Recovery is accepting small volumes of residential food waste — under 15 gallons per trip — from Utahns. Acceptable items include fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy products and ...
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Natural gas explained Natural gas and the environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that in 2020, methane emissions from natural gas and petroleum systems and from abandoned oil and natural …
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Wastewater Treatment Issues for Combined Cycle Plants
LS Power to acquire 810 MW natural gas plant in Pennsylvania Iberdrola's 766 MW gas turbine power plant comes online in Mexico TVA adds 750 MW to Kentucky combined-cycle plant
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Waste Management Natural Gas Fueling Station
Waste Management (WM) owns and maintains a facility for refuse collection vehicles in the city of Baldwin Park and has operated a liquefied natural gas (LNG) refueling station at the site since 2003. The address of the station is 13940 Live Oak Avenue, Baldwin Park, CA 91706. The facility is in the South Coast Air Basin, a non‐attainment area ...
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EPA plans to charge oil and gas producers for some waste …
It's part of a larger initiative that included stricter methane requirements from oil and gas operations. The proposed rule would charge $900 per metric ton for emissions in 2024, $1,200 per ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Proposed Rule to …
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to tackle wasteful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, delivering on Congress' directive in the Inflation Reduction Act to incentivize adoption of industry best practices that reduce pollution. The proposed rule will assess a charge …
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Green Waste to Renewable Natural Gas by Pyrobiomethane
Using biosolids and green waste as a feed, the pyrolysis process produces a high-quality biochar product, a renewable fuel source (bio-oil), and additional biomethane that can be converted to electricity, heat (combined heat and power, CHP), or a natural gas replacement (compressed natural gas, CNG).
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