EPA Likely To Require GHG Permits For Underground Coal Mines' Methane

EPA is likely to soon issue a determination that underground coal mines with major methane emissions must obtain greenhouse gas (GHG) permits over the objections of states and industry, though sources say the agency could defer the deadline for permit applications until it can collect more information on the mines and their emissions. Coal states first raised the issue with the agency's air office in a June 5 letter urging EPA to continue its policy detailed in the agency's GHG...