States Split On Push For EPA To Set Methane Limit For Oil And Gas Sector

摘要

Officials from several energy-producing states are seeking to block EPA from launching talks with a group of Eastern attorneys general who have threatened to sue the agency for failing to impose first-time limits on the greenhouse gas (GHG) methane from new and existing drilling operations. But the states' split comes as an official from one state group is cautioning that as a "reality check," EPA is unlikely to address methane emissions until after it completes planned GHG rules for power plants.