Super-Emitter Plan Draws Heavy Debate In EPA Methane Rule Comments

Just-filed comments on EPA’s supplemental oil and gas methane proposal are underscoring continuing divisions over a proposed super-emitter response program (SERP) that would create a new process for communities and other third parties to report and seek redress for large emissions events. The measure has emerged as one of the most hotly contested aspects of EPA’s proposal, even as groups separately spar over a host of technical and legal issues related to the standards. As detailed in the November supplement,...