The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to Reduce Emissions Standards for a potent Greenhouse Gas linked to the Climate Crisis.
EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, said that he will announce a Reduction in Obama-era Standards on some Industrial Methane Emissions, which are more potent than Carbon Dioxide.
The Change will apply to Oil and Gas Wells outputting less than 15 Barrels Daily and that it would be Offset by Technological Improvements. "We'll still be getting the methane reductions because the same technology is used to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds and methane."
The Natural Resources Defense Council said the change is "a green light to keep leaking enormous amounts of climate pollution into the air," and said it planned to Challenge the Rule in Court.
The 2016 Rule is one of several Pollution Measures the Trump Administration has worked to Repeal, Overhaul, or Eliminate. In 2017, then EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt's move, to Stop Enforcement of the Rule while reconsidering it was Blocked by a Federal Appeals Court.
Although some Smaller Oil and Gas Producers support the Change, a few Major Players in the Industry have noted their Opposition. When the Administration proposed the Rule, Shell said it generally Supported the Obama-era Rule and ExxonMobil said it was urging the EPA to keep much of the Existing Rule.
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