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US EPA begins crackdown on methane emissions

2016-05-13 15:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

InsideClimate: The Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules on Thursday to significantly reduce methane emissions from new oil and gas facilities as well as those undergoing modifications. The regulations are the first federal standards aimed at curbing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, emitted by oil and gas production. The rules, which were first proposed last year, will require oil and gas companies to monitor and limit the release of methane into the atmosphere at production, processing and...

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US EPA to announce new steps to cut methane emissions from oil and gas industry

2016-05-13 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to announce new steps to cut methane emissions from new and existing sources in the oil and gas sector.

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05.18.16 -- EPA Releases First-Ever Standards To Cut Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Sector

2016-05-11 15:40:06| pollutiononline News Articles

05/18/16 Pollution Online Newsletter

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The invisible plume: Why coal mine methane is worth looking at

2016-05-06 21:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Colorado Independent: If you know what to look for, you can spot the old well pads in the hills above West Elk Mine. The reclaimed patches of land, carefully restored to their original contours, stand out only as a lighter green against the dark, dense forest. The trees, the Forest Service promises, will grow back later. Otherwise, to the casual hiker, this tract of Gunnison National Forest offers few hints of the massive coal mine hundreds of feet below. The landscape is lush, the sky clear blue. Only the low thrum...

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