rarndt – Methane Pollution from the Oil & Gas Industry

White House and EPA Fact Sheets

Posted under Fact Sheets on January 31st, 2020 by rarndt

EPA Fact Sheet on Premature Deaths from Oil and Gas Development
Final Control Techniques Guidelines for Reducing Smog-Forming Volatile Organic Compounds from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry: Fact Sheet
EPA’s Actions to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry: Final Rules and Draft Information Collection Request
Dan Utech Blog Post-Administration Takes Historic Action to Reduce Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector
White House US Canada Relationship Fact Sheet
EPA’s Air Rules for the Oil & Gas Industry
EPA Fact Sheet: Proposed Climate, Air Quality and Permitting Rules for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
EPA Factsheet on January 2015 Announcement
White House Fact Sheet on January 2015 Announcement

BLM Fact Sheets

Posted under Fact Sheets on May 3rd, 2018 by rarndt

2018

The Cost of BLM’s Methane Waste Rule Rollback Factsheet

2017 and Earlier

Permitted to Pollute: How Oil & Gas Operators and Regulators Exploit Clean Air Protections and Put the Public at Risk

Posted under Reports on March 6th, 2017 by rarndt

Permitted to Pollute is an unprecedented study of how state regulatory oversight of oil and gas operations, authorized by the Clean Air Act to protect air quality and public health, in some cases actually undermines both.

PSR Health Report-Too Dirty, Too Dangerous

Posted under Reports on February 27th, 2017 by rarndt

There are compelling reasons to question the use of natural gas (methane), given the risks it poses to human health. This report summarizes recent scientific findings that document methane’s implications for health

Will Trump era undo Utah air quality progress?-Salt Lake Tribune

Posted under Editorials on February 14th, 2017 by rarndt

Meanwhile, Rep. Rob Bishop sees deregulatory opportunity in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s rule on methane escaping from oil and gas operations. The Obama BLM recently put out rules to require operators to trap more methane, a change that not only cleans up the air but also gives operators more natural gas to sell. But Bishop wants Congress to rescind the methane rule, something he’s betting a Trump BLM won’t challenge.

When Rules No Longer Apply-New York Times

Posted under Editorials on February 10th, 2017 by rarndt

Mr. Trump won the presidency, in part, by promising to hold powerful interests accountable for practices that harm the public. But nullifying final rules — which went through a long, public process on the way to being issued — elevates corporate interests above all others

Just because the GOP can doesn’t mean it should-Washington Post

Posted under Editorials on February 9th, 2017 by rarndt

Congress’s moves would be less concerning except for one of the most powerful provisions in the Congressional Review Act: a stipulation that, once lawmakers have rescinded a rule, federal agencies cannot issue a new one “substantially” like it. This legal standard has not been tested in court. But it means that Congress may be essentially barring agencies such as the Interior Department from revisiting issues such as methane pollution on federal lands in a rigorous way. That is not a legacy the 115th Congress should be seeking.