On August 13, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) issued two final rules-a Methane Policy Rule and an Inspection Rule -rolling back portions of its
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the oil and gas
industry. In explaining these changes, EPA Administrator Andrew
Wheeler stated that the EPA rescinded portions of the Methane
Policy Rule because those portions were based on an impermissibly
broad interpretation of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Updated methane regulations rescind methane standards and ease
emissions requirements
Under the new Methane Policy Rule, the EPA rescinded methane and
volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions standards for new and
modified oil and gas transmission and storage infrastructure,
including methane limits for new and modified oil and gas
production and processing equipment.
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