Center for American Progress’ Vice President of Energy Policy Greg Dotson on the EPA’s Proposed Methane Reduction Rule

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015.  Today, the Obama administration proposed the first-ever pollution reduction standards for methane emissions from new and modified oil and gas operations. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and the oil and gas industry is the largest industrial source of this pollution. This proposal is central to achieving the Obama administration’s goal of reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to 45 percent by 2025.