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Lifts Charge on Excess Methane Emissions
Recent Bills/Lifts Charge on Excess Methane Emissions

Lifts Charge on Excess Methane Emissions

IntroducedFebruary 4, 2025
In the Senate1 year ago
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Environmental ProtectionAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightOil and gasAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Why This Matters

This resolution nullifies a rule that imposes fees on companies for exceeding methane emissions limits, allowing them to emit more without penalties.

If you live near oil and gas operations, this resolution allows those companies to emit more methane without paying fees.
Who this affects
petroleum companies · natural gas companies · impacted communities
What this resolution does
  1. 1This resolution stops the Environmental Protection Agency from collecting fees on methane emissions that exceed set limits.
  2. 2Removing this fee could encourage petroleum and natural gas companies to emit more methane without financial penalties.
  3. 3The disapproval affects the enforcement of the Clean Air Act's Methane Emissions Reduction Program.

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This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions and published on November 18, 2024. The rule outlines compliance requirements under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Under the program, the EPA collects an annual charge on emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from entities in the oil and gas sector if their emissions exceed specified waste emissions thresholds.

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IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
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