Examines the current frameworks for recovery of lost and unaccounted-for gas in each U.S. jurisdiction, and recommends changes to those frameworks to encourage improved management of pipeline leaks.
Allowed pipeline operators to recover repair and replacement costs annually, rather than waiting for the next rate case.
Recommends that the EPA work with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, develop a strategy to address the financial and policy barriers, establish performance goals, track distribution sector emissions, and more.
In 2014, EPA released five technical reports outlining strategies to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector.
Qualified conservation contributions in the form of a donation of land or a conservation easement to a 501(c)(3) organization such as a land conservancy or a state or local government may be deducted from income taxes.
Voluntary federal program in partnership with states that encourages and supports conservation easements and the acquisition of partial interests in privately owned forestlands.
Connects private landowners with information and tools to more actively managing their forests and related resources.
Connects private landowners with information and tools to more actively managing their forests and related resources.
Including the National Forest Management Act, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Healthy Forests Restoration Act, Forest Service’s National Roadmap for Responding to Climate Change and Land Management Planning Handbook.
Outlines recommendation related to private forest management, urban forests, forest health funding, fire assistance, and federal and state land management policy.