McCarthy Says NSPS May Not Cover Full Range Of New Oil & Gas 'Sources'

摘要

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is suggesting that the agency's upcoming final rule setting first-time methane limits on new and modified oil and natural gas facilities, which is currently undergoing White House review, may not capture the full range of sources environmentalists have been pressing the agency to regulate. "In terms of whether we caught all of the new sources, we think there's more information that indicates that there are some sources that we may not have yet addressed," McCarthy said during an April 5 event sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. While she said the agency could still consider regulating those sources, any new requirements would have to be developed via a separate process. "That does not mean they're not on the table for us to look at or move forward on, but it will require a more extensive process," she added.