White House & EPA Announces Actions To Cut Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Sector

<> FACT SHEET: Administration Takes Steps Forward on Climate Action Plan by Announcing Actions to Cut Methane Emissions - Administration is announcing a new goal to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 – 45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025, and a set of actions to put the U.S. on a path to achieve this ambitious goal Fact Sheet: EPA's Strategy For Reducing Methane And Ozone-Forming Pollution From The Oil And Natural Gas Industry - January 14, 2015 -- As part of the Obama Administration's commitment to addressing climate change, U.S. EPA has outlined a series of steps it plans to take to address methane and smog-forming VOC emissions from the oil and gas industry, in order to ensure continued, safe and responsible growth in U.S. oil and natural gas production. API: Additional regulations on methane are unnecessary to continue lowering emissions Environmental Defense Fund Applauds New White House Methane Goal