From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/):
A new analysis by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) finds methane emissions from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas sites may be more than five times higher than what companies report to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and that emissions of volatile organic compounds may be nine times higher. This report leaves no doubt: Pennsylvania’s problem with air pollution from the oil and gas industry is serious, and it’s much worse than we thought.
This analysis underscores the need for Governor Tom Wolf and the DEP to adopt common sense methane pollution standards. With the Trump administration rolling back federal standards, now is the time for the governor to step up and reduce air pollution from the oil and gas industry. EDF’s analysis concludes that Pennsylvania can reduce 60% of industry’s methane emissions.
Governor Wolf promised to control methane emissions from the oil and gas industry over three years ago. We cannot wait any longer. DEP must finalize and publish its new source methane permits without delay and then must immediately turn to addressing the crisis of existing source pollution.
Go to http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51176/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=23931 to tell Governor Tom Wolf that Pennsylvania cannot wait any longer. It’s time to cut methane.
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