{"id":15536,"date":"2017-05-19T12:57:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T16:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=15536"},"modified":"2017-05-19T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T17:12:05","slug":"with-methane-plan-new-york-doubles-down-on-climate-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2017\/05\/19\/with-methane-plan-new-york-doubles-down-on-climate-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"With methane plan, New York doubles down on climate protections"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>New York is now the latest in a growing number of states cracking down on methane \u2013 the powerful greenhouse gas responsible for about a quarter of global warming.<\/p>\n

The effort comes on the heels of a successful senate vote to uphold methane limits<\/a> for oil and gas companies operating on our nation\u2019s public and tribal lands, and sends yet another strong message to the oil and gas industry that Americans want and expect commonsense standards that\u00a0 protect our health and natural resources.<\/p>\n

Governor Cuomo\u2019s new plan<\/a>\u00a0takes a comprehensive approach to tackling methane from the state\u2019s biggest emission sources: landfills, agriculture, and the oil and gas industry. Collectively, the twenty-five reduction strategies outlined will allow New York to significantly curb methane pollution and allow the state to deliver on its 2030 climate target.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest opportunities for methane reductions is in the oil and gas sector, where companies can eliminate nearly half<\/a> of current emissions at minimal cost.<\/p>\n

This is a strong move by Governor Cuomo at the exact right time.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has initiated a series of efforts in recent months to dismantle our nation\u2019s clean air safeguards, including those that address oil and gas methane emissions.<\/p>\n

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a stay on protections that would have reduced methane from new oil and gas facilities. And before that the agency announced it would no longer collect data about emissions from existing facilities.<\/p>\n

But Trump\u2019s home state is signaling a refusal to be deterred.<\/p>\n

Cuomo\u2019s plan will reinstate EPA standards for New York\u2019s oil and gas facilities and calls for additional measures to reduce systematic methane leaks from pipelines, storage facilities and old, abandoned wells.<\/p>\n

As one of the nation\u2019s top five consumers of gas, New York has a special responsibility to ensure it is transported and distributed responsibly. By implementing measures to reducing emissions from natural gas gathering lines, transmission facilities and gas utility pipelines, New York is stepping up to the task.<\/p>\n

Reducing methane from the oil and gas sector \u2013 whether it\u2019s the well head or city pipelines \u2013 is one of the most cost-effective ways to take on one of the worst climate offenders and shore up our nation\u2019s energy security.\u00a0 Standards that require oil and gas companies to take methane out of the atmosphere and deliver more energy to our communities are the exact kind of protections that the majority of American\u2019s support. \u00a0Continued state leadership \u2013 like this latest effort in New York \u2013 is critical to assuring Americans across the country that those safeguards will be in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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