EPA, DOE to Grant $350MM to 14 States to Cut Methane Emissions
The funding will help states support industry efforts to cut methane emissions from wells on nonfederal lands and support environmental restoration of well...
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The funding will help states support industry efforts to cut methane emissions from wells on nonfederal lands and support environmental restoration of well...
Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a conditional commitment to 14 states to receive a total of $350 million in formula grant funding to help measure and reduce methane emissions, one of the biggest drivers of climate change, from the oil and gas sector. The funding, which is made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—the largest climate investment in history—will help states support industry efforts to cut methane emissions from wells on nonfederal lands and support environmental restoration of well sites.
Reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations in Louisiana is the target of a $15.7 million grant given to the state on Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency and