BNA Insights: EPA Resolves Scope of Federal Oil & Gas Air Permitting Authority As It Braces for Battle Over Greenhouse Gas Regulation

摘要

When the Obama administration released its Climate Action Plan three years ago, it provided a road map for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Consistent with that plan, the administration focused first on the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions-the electric power sector, which contributes approximately 30 percent of our nation's carbon emissions. With its electric power strategy stayed pending review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has focused more recently on its next target category of emissions: methane.