STOP Methane

A Full-Court Press on Methane, Climate in the Governor’s Race

A methane flare broken down in colors.

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Replacing high-carbon fossil fuels with clean energy while also adapting to climate change — that’s the ballgame. But we may not get to the ninth inning in one piece if we don’t deal with methane first. That’s one takeaway from the COP30 UN climate summit. Pick your metaphor — and there are many — but …

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Pointing a Finger at Methane

A flyer with a methane flare in the background in the middle of a clear blue sky with overlaying text that reads, "Announcing: UCLA's STOP Methane Project (Spotlight on Top Plumes) Check out our new user-friendly ranking of super-polluting methane emissions across multiple sectors."

UCLA launches the STOP Methane Project with Top 25 in ’25 lists of methane super-polluters.

Almost exactly 10 years ago, I got a call from a Los Angeles city leader asking if I’d be willing to attend a town hall in Porter Ranch, California, to help field questions about the unfolding disaster that was the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, to provide background on environmental law for the discussion. As …

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