Environmentalists Step Up Calls For Increased Focus On Methane Releases

April 15, 2021
Correction Appended Environmentalists are stepping up calls for the Biden administration to increase its focus on emissions of methane, the potent greenhouse gas, after new EPA inventory data showed an increase in releases from the oil and gas sector -- though environmentalists say the agency continues to undercount releases. The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and Earthworks Action are urging EPA to improve how methane emissions are reported to its annual GHG inventory while also urging the White House to...


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