{"id":19249,"date":"2019-06-18T15:50:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T19:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=19249"},"modified":"2019-10-14T14:24:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T18:24:34","slug":"trumps-epa-moves-one-step-closer-to-dangerous-proposal-to-eliminate-methane-pollution-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2019\/06\/18\/trumps-epa-moves-one-step-closer-to-dangerous-proposal-to-eliminate-methane-pollution-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s EPA moves one step closer to dangerous proposal to eliminate methane pollution standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2019\/06\/Methane_flaring_OMB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19253\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2019\/06\/Methane_flaring_OMB-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2019\/06\/Methane_flaring_OMB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2019\/06\/Methane_flaring_OMB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2019\/06\/Methane_flaring_OMB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2019\/06\/Methane_flaring_OMB.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/em>Over the last several weeks, widespread reporting has documented the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to undermine the scientific consensus on climate change. Recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2019\/06\/08\/white-house-blocked-intelligence-aides-written-testimony-saying-human-caused-climate-change-could-be-possibly-catastrophic\/\">reports<\/a> have shown White House attempts to block a senior state department official\u2019s testimony on climate change, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/sites\/default\/files\/content\/foiaProduction-may312019-19-HQ-F-00404.pdf\">documents<\/a> that EDF recently obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests show Trump administration advisor William Happer coordinating closely with the Heartland Institute to discuss work that sought to undermine climate science.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the Trump EPA has likely taken another step towards entirely deregulating a powerful climate pollutant. Last week, the Trump EPA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reginfo.gov\/public\/do\/eoDetails?rrid=129200\">sent<\/a> to the Office of Management and Budget a proposal that is expected to entirely eliminate direct regulation of methane from the oil and gas sector \u2014 an action that is starkly at odds with the overwhelming body of scientific evidence on the harmful nature of methane pollution and one that even some of the biggest industry leaders have come out publicly against.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This, along with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/media\/trump-administration-attacks-sensible-methane-standards-putting-americans-risk\">earlier<\/a> proposed methane rollback, is an effort to dramatically weaken pollution limits at new and recently built oil and gas wells, and an attempt to prevent any federal oversight of pollution from the remaining 850,000 plus \u2018existing\u2019 oil and gas facilities across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attack on climate safeguards comes as Trump administration seeks to undermine the fundamental science of climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration\u2019s push to strip climate protections comes as the administration seeks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/05\/27\/us\/politics\/trump-climate-science.html\">sow doubt about the science of climate change<\/a>, even as millions of Americans are already suffering the consequences of a changing climate. Now, for the first time, the Trump EPA is seeking to deregulate an entire climate pollutant, despite clear science showing that oil and gas methane pollution is a large contributor to climate change and a significant source of potent methane pollution in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>For example, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/climate\/methane-studies\">extensive, peer reviewed scientific study<\/a> concluded in 2018 found the U.S. oil and gas industry emits over 13 million metric tons of methane pollution every year. That is 60% higher than EPA estimates suggest, and has a short-term climate impact equal to driving more than 200 million cars on the road for a year. And because it is more than 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over the first twenty years after it is emitted, methane pollution is responsible for a quarter of the climate change we are currently experiencing.<\/p>\n<span class='bctt-click-to-tweet'><span class='bctt-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.edf.org%2Fenergyexchange%2F2019%2F06%2F18%2Ftrumps-epa-moves-one-step-closer-to-dangerous-proposal-to-eliminate-methane-pollution-standards%2F&#038;text=Trump%E2%80%99s%20EPA%20moves%20one%20step%20closer%20to%20dangerous%20proposal%20to%20eliminate%20methane%20pollution%20standards&#038;via=EDFEnergyEx&#038;related=EDFEnergyEx' target='_blank'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trump\u2019s EPA moves one step closer to dangerous proposal to eliminate methane pollution standards <\/a><\/span><a href='https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.edf.org%2Fenergyexchange%2F2019%2F06%2F18%2Ftrumps-epa-moves-one-step-closer-to-dangerous-proposal-to-eliminate-methane-pollution-standards%2F&#038;text=Trump%E2%80%99s%20EPA%20moves%20one%20step%20closer%20to%20dangerous%20proposal%20to%20eliminate%20methane%20pollution%20standards&#038;via=EDFEnergyEx&#038;related=EDFEnergyEx' target='_blank' class='bctt-ctt-btn'rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n<p>Despite this overwhelming body of scientific evidence, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/stories\/1060387889\">remarks several weeks ago<\/a>, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler suggested that oil and gas sector methane emissions may not be significant enough to warrant protections under the Clean Air Act \u2014 cynically claiming that EPA might attempt to support this clearly erroneous conclusion (and dodge the agency\u2019s previous contradictory findings) by splitting up the category of oil and gas sources into smaller component parts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Industry leaders\u2019 request continued (and expanded) methane regulation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This latest move comes as a chorus of prominent oil and gas companies spoke out in favor of not only keeping direct federal regulation of methane, but also going further and asking for the methane rules to be expanded to existing facilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-ceraweek-energy-emissions\/shell-urges-trump-white-house-to-tighten-methane-leak-rules-idUSKBN1QT2DT\">Shell<\/a> and BP both recently spoke out in the media in favor of keeping the rules for methane intact, and asked the Trump administration to extend them to existing sources. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2019\/03\/13\/edf-and-exxonmobil-discuss-technology-and-regulation-to-reduce-methane-emissions\/\">ExxonMobil<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSverdrup\/status\/1106634889347166209\">Equinor<\/a> have also spoken out in favor of both new and existing source EPA methane rules.<\/p>\n<p>These company statements come as a broader focus is being placed on climate action across the country, with states, like New Mexico, moving forward with methane standards for the oil and gas sector. Moreover, it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edf.org\/media\/latest-methane-target-shows-trump-epa-out-step\">becoming more widespread<\/a> for all types of oil and gas companies to implement methane management practices and set reduction goals in their own operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No substitute for strong federal standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As BP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article\/BP-America-chief-It-s-time-for-the-Trump-13721656.php\">said in an op-ed<\/a>, companies should realize that federal rules keep methane pollution across the whole industry in check and help \u201cprotect natural gas\u2019s license to operate.\u201d BP continued saying \u201cvoluntary actions by several energy companies are not enough to solve the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, to date, a number of oil and gas companies that are active in monitoring and mitigating methane emissions have not yet disclosed their position on continued federal methane regulation. Notably, companies like these are facing increasing <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2019\/04\/04\/investors-urge-companies-to-support-methane-regulations-are-they-listening\/\">pressure from investors<\/a> to support smart methane policies.<\/p>\n<p>If the oil and gas industry as a whole is serious about addressing its climate impact, more companies need to speak out in support of continued direct regulation of methane, both with their trade associations and with the Trump administration. Companies that stay silent remain on the wrong side of history and jeopardize the industry\u2019s social license to operate.<\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s news highlights that the Trump administration is moving forward with an ill-conceived and reckless plan to strip federal methane safeguards \u2014 echoing the administration\u2019s broader disregard of science and against the wishes of many oil and gas companies. We will continue to work with a diverse range of stakeholders to defend these common-sense standards to reduce climate destabilizing and health harming pollution from the oil and natural gas sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last several weeks, widespread reporting has documented the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to undermine the scientific consensus on climate change. 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