WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) issued the following statement in response to the EPA’s proposed regulations relating to cutting methane emissions associated with oil and natural gas production.
“Once again, EPA continues its heavy-handed regulatory overreach that threatens affordable energy and jobs. Domestic energy production is on the rise, while at the same time, EPA’s own data shows that methane emissions are down significantly. The oil and gas industry has taken many welcome steps to deploy technologies to reduce methane emissions, but the EPA seems intent on handcuffing the industry," said Whitfield. “The best way to achieve emissions reductions is through innovation and we should be celebrating continued success rather than punishing it."
