Interior Department to Announce Proposed Reforms to Reduce Wasted Gas, Methane Emissions on Public, Tribal Lands - Archive

The following media advisory was published by the Department of Interior on Jan. 22, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

WASHINGTON – Today, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Janice Schneider and Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze will host a press conference call to announce proposed reforms for oil and gas development on public and tribal lands, focusing on limiting the amount of natural gas wastefully burned and released into the atmosphere.

This proposal is the latest in a series of commonsense reforms that Interior Secretary Sally Jewell outlined last year to ensure that domestic energy resources on public lands are produced safely and responsibly.

Who:

Janice Schneider, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management

Neil Kornze, Director, Bureau of Land Management

What:

Press conference call on the federal oil and gas program

When:

Friday, Jan. 22, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. EST

Media:

Credentialed members of the media can participate in the teleconference by

calling 800-593-8987 and providing the access code INTERIOR

Source: Department of Interior