environmentWednesday, September 16, 2026
Today's environment news is split between two distinct threads: new satellite data pinpoints the worst US methane emitters, and the ozone hole is widening again. Meanwhile, California's renewable energy milestone offers a rare bright spot, and the EU debates carbon permits for industry.
A new study uses satellites to name names, and the biggest culprit is a single facility in Louisiana.
A UCLA study using satellite data identifies the Energy Transfer gas plant in Louisiana as the largest US methane super-emitter. This is the kind of granular, attributable data that could shift enforcement and public pressure.
The ozone hole reached a notable threshold early again in 2026, with above-average area. Copernicus data suggests the recovery isn't as linear as hoped.
From California's clean grid to EU carbon credits, the policy machinery keeps turning, even as Trump's rollbacks linger.
A new analysis quantifies the cost of Trump's rollbacks: US emissions cuts are set back by about a decade. The story is familiar, but the decade metric is a concrete number to hold onto.
EU member states are pushing for more free carbon permits for heavy industry, citing global competition and energy costs. This is the classic tension between climate ambition and industrial competitiveness playing out in real time.
California's ARB is expected to release a linkage report on connecting its cap-and-trade program with Washington state's, ahead of the gubernatorial election. The timing is politically charged.
An environmental markets tech company acquired an Australian REC platform. Consolidation in carbon credit infrastructure continues.
California is on track to get over 56% of its electricity from wind, water, and solar in 2026. It's a steady-state milestone, not a breakthrough, but it shows the build-out is compounding.
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world – and we are far from ready for itwww.theguardian.com
A hotter planet meets dearer moneyft.trib.al
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Creation care must protect ecosystems and vulnerable people, Church campaign sayswww.licas.news
Tensions Rise Ahead of Activist-Hunting Debateen.politis.com.cy
Repair delayedwww.downtoearth.org.inFitzroy North Saturday Stallgreens.org.au
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Park pulls advertising plan after resident outcryputney.news
A year ago the council moved Friends groups from before decisions to after them. This is what that produces
Emerson Selected to Automate Europe's First Greenfield Facility Dedicated to Sustainable Aviation Fuelwww.azocleantech.com
Emerson has been awarded a contract by Technip Energies to provide automation technologies for the SkyNRG sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant–the first dedicated greenfield SAF production facility in Europe.
LCV Action Fund Congratulates Endorsed Candidates on Delaware Primary Election Victorieswww.lcv.org
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Heathrow: CCC has pulled its punches when it should be unequivocal – there can be no airport expansion without wrecking the UK’s climate targets, says Friends of the Earthwww.manchesterfoe.org.uk
• Friends of the Earth spokespeople available for interview
Study links air pollution to death by suicide, suicidal thoughtswww.deccanherald.com
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