Five Actions EPA Should Take When Issuing Much-Needed Methane Pollution Standards

The Clean Air Task Force reports that over 60 organizations have urged the EPA to implement comprehensive methane standards for new and modified oil and gas equipment. The requests include mandatory leak detection and repair across the entire sector, extending green completions to oil wells with significant gas production, reducing emissions from liquids unloading and pneumatic equipment, and covering the full supply chain including transmission and storage.

• Over 60 organizations have requested that the EPA implement five specific actions to reduce methane pollution: requiring leak detection and repair across the entire oil and natural gas sector; extending green completions to oil wells producing significant natural gas; reducing emissions from "liquids unloading"; addressing emissions from pneumatic pumps and controllers not currently subject to federal requirements; and extending requirements across the full supply chain, including transmission and storage.

APA

Smith, S. (2015). Five Actions EPA Should Take When Issuing Much-Needed Methane Pollution Standards. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2015/05/five-actions-epa-should-take-when-issuing-much-needed-methane-pollution-standards/

Chicago

Smith, Sarah. Five Actions EPA Should Take When Issuing Much-Needed Methane Pollution Standards. Clean Air Task Force, 2015. https://www.catf.us/2015/05/five-actions-epa-should-take-when-issuing-much-needed-methane-pollution-standards/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{smith2015five, author = {Smith, Sarah}, title = {{Five Actions EPA Should Take When Issuing Much-Needed Methane Pollution Standards}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2015}, month = may, url = {https://www.catf.us/2015/05/five-actions-epa-should-take-when-issuing-much-needed-methane-pollution-standards/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }