Groups Appeal Court Stay of BLM Methane Waste Rule
April 05, 2018
April 05, 2018
EUGENE, Oregon, April 5 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release:
Conservation groups today appealed a federal District Court judge in Wyoming's stay of 2016 methane waste rule implementation. The 2016 rule compels oil and gas companies operating on public lands to take reasonable measures to prevent the waste of methane, the primary ingredient of natural gas that, when wasted to the atmosphere, degrades air quality and, as a greenhouse gas over 80 t . . .
Conservation groups today appealed a federal District Court judge in Wyoming's stay of 2016 methane waste rule implementation. The 2016 rule compels oil and gas companies operating on public lands to take reasonable measures to prevent the waste of methane, the primary ingredient of natural gas that, when wasted to the atmosphere, degrades air quality and, as a greenhouse gas over 80 t . . .