Tag: Methane Rule
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EPA’s methane standards for oil and gas operations face legal challenge by 24 states
Texas, Oklahoma, 22 other states, excluding Colorado, and oil giant Continental Resources filed a petition in federal court in claiming that a new Environmental Protection Agency rule regulating methane standards for oil and gas operations illegally expands EPA’s authority beyond what the Clean Air Act (CAA) authorizes. The final rule, published in the Federal Register…
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Colorado joins multi-state coalition to defend EPA methane rule
Battle lines have been drawn in a fight between oil-producing red states and environmentally-driven blue states over a new regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency. Critics say is an unauthorized expansion of the EPA’s regulatory authority. But proponents said it’s important to control pollution from methane emissions. Led by the attorneys general of Texas and…