CARB To Receive First Batch Of Methane Leak Satellite Data To Enforce Rules

As the Trump administration pursues its agenda to broadly scale back environmental rules, California air officials are touting the upcoming receipt of the first batch of satellite-gathered data on major methane leaks in the state, arguing the “first-in-the-nation” program will help enforce rules for oil and gas facilities and landfills. “This satellite data project to monitor methane is a unique state effort that will help us better identify sources of pollution Californians are already seeing and feeling the intensifying impacts...