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Oct 23, 2024 · Read News from EPA. Browse the EPA Newsroom to find public service announcements, news releases by topic or language, or find news about what EPA is doing in your region. Browse Newsroom resources.
EPA Finalizes Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions and …
2 days ago · WASHINGTON — Today, Nov. 12, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. The rule facilitates implementation of Congress’s directive in the Inflation Reduction Act to collect a Waste Emissions Charge to better ensure valuable natural gas reaches the market rather than …
Biden EPA to charge ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas ...
2 days ago · As outlined by the EPA, excess methane produced in 2024 could result in a fee of $900 per ton, with fees rising to $1,200 per ton in 2025 and $1,500 per ton by 2026. Industry groups are likely to challenge the rule, including any effort to impose a retroactive fee. The rule will not become final until early next year, following publication in ...
E.P.A. to Charge Oil Companies First-Ever Methane Fee, but Will It …
2 days ago · Under the new rule, the E.P.A. would charge large energy producers $900 for every ton of methane emissions that exceed levels set by the federal government, beginning in 2024. The fee would ...
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Sep 6, 2024 · Keyword search: at the top of the news releases list page, you can also search by keywords. For example, enter asbestos to find news releases with that word in the headline and/or text of the news release. Learn more about EPA: main topics on EPA's web site.
New EPA rules would force plants to capture emissions, shut down | AP News
Apr 25, 2024 · The power plant rule marks the first time the federal government has restricted carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal-fired power plants. The rule also would force future electric plants fueled by coal or gas to control up to 90% of their carbon pollution.
A Trump administration could reverse EPA methane pollution fee
1 day ago · In two years, the fee would increase to $1,500 a metric ton. The agency estimates the new fees will reduce methane emissions by 1.2 million metric tons through 2035 – "the equivalent of taking ...
Supreme Court blocks EPA's interstate air pollution regulation - NBC News
Jun 27, 2024 · The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Biden administration environmental regulation aimed at curbing harmful air pollution that crosses from one state to another and contributes to the formation...
EPA sets first-ever limits on PFAS in water | AP News
Apr 10, 2024 · The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” in drinking water. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Latest News | ECHO - US EPA
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $100,541,769 in funding for seven selected applications to help disadvantaged California communities tackle environmental and climate justice challenges. The investment will fund projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build ...