Congressman Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Methane Rule Roll Back
Statement
Issues: Oil and Gas Environment
Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) condemned today's announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the agency is planning to roll back the Obama-era methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry:
"The Trump administration's rollback of commonsense rules on flaring, venting, and leaking methane is bad for the health and economic well-being of New Mexicans. In New Mexico alone, it is estimated that the oil and gas industry emits 570,000 tons of methane per year, which costs our state $27 million a year in lost revenue. We should be focusing on working together, not rolling back important public health and environmental safeguards."
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