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By Joe Minott
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is on pace to propose new standards for methane and other volatile organic compound pollution from oil and gas facilities by September .
This month, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, will attempt to use the 1996 Congressional Review Act to undo the Trump Administration’s reckless dismantling of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards for oil and gas facilities. This was the first-ever federal standard for methane and volatile organic compound leakage from new oil and gas facilities.
We need President Biden and EPA Administrator Michael Regan to prioritize the health of Pennsylvanians when establishing these much-needed public health and air pollution standards. The Pennsylvania Department of Public Health recently concluded that, “Air pollution is one of the greatest health challenges in Pennsylvania.”
Oil firms knew decades ago fossil fuels posed grave health risks, files reveal msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Michael Regan. Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News
EPA Administrator Michael Regan is working on climate regulations. Environmental groups are pushing the agency to establish carbon dioxide standards for municipalities, similar to restrictions on air pollution. Francis Chung/E&E News
There s renewed hope among climate advocates for an ambitious federal rule to limit greenhouse gases using the same type of mechanism that penalizes states for exceeding air pollution thresholds.
The Clean Air Act sets national air quality standards to lower pollutants that cause smog, acid rain and other health dangers. It s never been used for greenhouse gases, but environmental groups now hope EPA might finally use it after ignoring the option for 11 years.
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EPA Finalizes Rule to Curb Cross-State Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an update and finalized a pollution rule that will require reductions in ozone emissions from power plants in 12 states this year.
The update to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), issued March 15, is designed to curb emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) primarily from coal-fired power plants ahead of a July deadline for states to comply with the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) established during the Obama administration.