Capito, Manchin Question Stringency Of EPA’s Methane Fee Proposal

West Virginia’s two senators are claiming EPA’s proposal to implement the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) methane emissions fee adopts overly restrictive criteria for reducing or eliminating facilities’ fee obligations, amplifying industry concerns over the fee as well as a proposed greenhouse gas reporting rule linked to the fee’s implementation. The separate letters to the agency from Senate Environment & Public Works Committee ranking member Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) were both filed on the March 26...