Environmental groups’ report found that few of the leaks, recorded in the Permian Basin over 16 months, had been reported to the state as required.

The scientific report, identifies the United States as an outlier among the nations responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions.

Massachusetts officials have delayed or withheld the release of three taxpayer-funded studies examining the costs of transitioning to clean energy.

Action needed to avoid disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to organisation’s environment body