Pathway 8.

Non-Carbon Dioxide Climate Pollutants → Methane

8.2.2 Regulation of Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions

LPDD Recommendation: “EPA could consider adoption of new methane regulations for existing oil and gas facilities.”

LPDD Recommendation: “State legislatures or environmental agencies can consider adopting regulations to cost effectively control venting, flaring, and leaks from well sites.”

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Proposed Super Pollutants Act (2019)

Jurisdiction: Congress

Would reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) in the atmosphere by enabling federal agencies to set up a taskforce with businesses and non-profits to speed the adoption of SLCP-reducing technologies and policies.

Report, Climate Reregulation in a Biden Administration

Jurisdiction: Executive Branch

Charts a course for executive action that, under a new presidential administration, would reverse the deregulatory agenda of the Trump Administration.

Maryland Proposed Methane Leak Regulations

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Would establish requirements to reduce vented and “fugitive” (or leaked) emissions of methane from both new and existing energy facilities.

Proposed CLEAN Future Act (2020)

Jurisdiction: Congress

A 622-page economy-wide climate bill with provisions on power, transport, buildings, financing, and more released by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Ohio’s Fugitive Emissions Regulations

Jurisdiction: State Agencies

Require operators to test and monitor for any fugitive emissions taking place at a well site on a quarterly basis, develop a leak detection and repair program, and make first attempt at repair within 5 days of detecting it.

Wyoming Regulation of Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions

Jurisdiction: State Agencies

Wyoming updated its standards in 2019 to require oil and gas companies to check new facilities regularly for emissions of smog and methane.

North Dakota Regulation of Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures, State Public Utility Commissions

Bans the venting of natural gas and requires that vented gas be burned through a flare with the estimated volume flared reported to the director of the oil and gas division at the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources.

Colorado Regulations on Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions

Jurisdiction: State Agencies, State Legislatures

Colorado tightened its rules in 2019 and 2020 to ban venting and flaring, and to require semiannual leak detection, tank controls, and performance standards for transmission.

Colorado SB 181

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Requires that the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission revisit its existing rules and consider stricter requirements with respect to leak detection and repair, pipeline inspection, emissions from “pneumatic tools” like gas-driven pumps, and more.

California Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions Regulation

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Designed to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production, processing, storage, and transmission compressor stations.