Letter: The EPA must protect our communities

Published: 01-25-2023 7:00 AM

Methane pollution from the oil and gas sector is accelerating the pace of climate change and harming the health of our families and communities across the country. The EPA has updated a draft rule that improved upon or maintained many of the standards in the original draft rule released by EPA in 2021 by ensuring all wells are regularly and frequently monitored for leaks and that outdated pneumatic equipment is replaced with zero-emitting options.

In addition to ensuring that each of these key provisions remain in the final rule, there is more work to be done to ensure that communities like mine are protected. The EPA must quickly finalize the strongest possible safeguards to cut methane and other harmful pollution from the oil and gas industry. My community is counting on the agency to address these concerns and to finalize strong, comprehensive new and existing source rules to cut methane pollution from the oil and gas sector before it’s too late.

Donna Partridge

Kingston

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