Environmentalists Cite Small Wells, Flaring To Bolster EPA Methane Rule

Environmental groups are bolstering their calls for stringent limits on oil and gas sector methane pollution with new analysis of foregone emissions cuts if EPA does not strengthen its proposed requirements for smaller wells, while also citing a new report highlighting cost-effective options for curbing gas flaring. The arguments surface in broader Jan. 31 comments from a coalition of 18 environmental groups regarding EPA’s November proposal to establish or strengthen methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions standards for oil...