Environmental Defense Fund: New Mexico's Oil, Gas Methane Problem Persists, Proposed Rules Need Improvement to Protect State's Health, Climate
November 21, 2020
November 21, 2020
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (TNSRes) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Nov. 20:
Scientists from Environmental Defense Fund today published an updated estimate of oil and gas methane emissions in New Mexico. The estimate includes new analysis that finds proposed pollution rules put forward by the state's regulatory agencies would reduce methane emissions by just 21% statewide, as compared to reductions of 56% possible with a set of comprehensive policies pr . . .
Scientists from Environmental Defense Fund today published an updated estimate of oil and gas methane emissions in New Mexico. The estimate includes new analysis that finds proposed pollution rules put forward by the state's regulatory agencies would reduce methane emissions by just 21% statewide, as compared to reductions of 56% possible with a set of comprehensive policies pr . . .