Merkley, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation To Monitor And Track Methane Emissions
December 09, 2022
December 09, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022:
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), today introduced the Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022, a bill intended to empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to measure and quantify methane emissions from domestic oil and gas operations.
"In the short term, methane is at least 80 times more potent than carbon di . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), today introduced the Methane Emissions Research Act of 2022, a bill intended to empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to measure and quantify methane emissions from domestic oil and gas operations.
"In the short term, methane is at least 80 times more potent than carbon di . . .