Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Legal Framework for Federal Methane Regulation
September 22, 2022
September 22, 2022
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the legal framework for federal methane regulation (No. IF12217) on Sept. 20, 2022, by legislative attorney Benjamin M. Barczewski:
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Methane is a greenhouse gas with 25 times the warming capacity of carbon dioxide. Methane makes up about 11% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Primary sources of methane include oil and gas production, t . . .
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Methane is a greenhouse gas with 25 times the warming capacity of carbon dioxide. Methane makes up about 11% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Primary sources of methane include oil and gas production, t . . .