EPA’s air pollution chief steps down after ethics probe raises new questions
[Bill Wehrum is the head of the Office of Air and Radiation which administers the Renewable Fuel Standard.] The former utility lawyer who led much of President Donald Trump’s rollback of pollution regulations will leave the Environmental Protection Agency — a move...
OPINION: Renewable gas is how city should roll
By Joanna Underwood of ABC member Energy Vision | New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is joining Santa Monica, Los Angeles Transit and a growing number of other transit fleets in adopting ultra-low carbon renewable natural gas (R.N.G.). Every fleet...
Greenlane secures new CDN $3.4 million biogas upgrading contract
Greenlane Renewables Inc., an ABC member, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., has secured a new CDN $3.4 million-dollar biogas upgrading contract. Greenlane will provide its water-wash technology solution for a municipal...
Is NYC Ready for the Green New Deal?
As the United States explores the possibility of a nationwide Green New Deal, New York City is pushing full speed ahead with its own plan. New York City’s Green New Deal comprises $14 billion in new and committed investments, legislation and concrete action at the...
Fueling Trash Trucks With RNG
[Published by ABC member BioCycle Magazine] By the end of 2019, the City of Longmont, Colorado, expects to be fueling 11 new trash trucks with compressed natural gas (CNG) from the biogas that is currently flared at its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) anaerobic...
Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of NC laws protecting hog industry from nuisance actions
State lawmakers allegedly violated the North Carolina constitution when they passed legislation that stripped residents of their right to sue industrialized hog operations for nuisance, according to a legal complaint filed this week. The complaint, filed in state...
Boston aims for 80% recycling rate by 2035, plans organics pilot
Boston's first "zero waste" plan has been released, setting an 80% recycling rate target by 2035 and 90% by 2050. The current citywide recycling rate is 25%. The estimated price tag for all 30 recommendations is $58 million per year, but the city expects it could save...
Trump orders review of controversial biofuel waiver program: sources
U.S. President Donald Trump has directed members of his Cabinet to review the administration’s expanded use of waivers exempting small refineries from the nation’s biofuel policy, after hearing from farmers angry about the issue during his recent Midwest tour,...
The “Ready Now” Alternative Fuel
In May, global fleet UPS announced a seven-year agreement to purchase 170 million-gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) from leading natural gas fuel provider and ABC member, Clean Energy Fuels—the largest purchase of RNG in US history. This massive...