EPA Proposes New Source Performance Standards Updates, Emissions Guidelines to Reduce Methane and Other Harmful Pollution from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
November 2, 2021
EPA is taking a significant step in fighting the climate crisis and protecting public health through a proposed rule that would sharply reduce methane and other harmful air pollution from both new and existing sources in the oil and natural gas industry. The proposal would expand and strengthen emissions reduction requirements that are currently on the books for new, modified and reconstructed oil and natural gas sources, and would require states to reduce methane emissions from hundreds of thousands of existing sources nationwide for the first time.
- Proposed Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review
- Table of Covered Sources, 2012, 2016 and Proposed for 2021 (pdf)
- Regulatory Impact Analysis
Related Events
Comment Period Extended
EPA has extended the comment period on the proposed rule that would sharply reduce methane and other harmful air pollution from both new and existing sources in the oil and natural gas industry.
- Training (November 16-18, 2021)
- Public Hearing (November 30-December 2, 2021)
- OGI Webinar (December 14, 2021)
Fact Sheets and Presentation
Fact Sheets:
- Overview of the Proposed Rule (pdf)
- Descripción general de la regla propuesta (pdf)
- How EPA’s Proposal Responds to Public Input (pdf)
- Fact sheets for
- Key areas where EPA is Seeking Public Comment (pdf)
- How to Comment (pdf)
Presentation: Reducing Methane from the Oil and Natural Gas Source Category (pdf)
Other Technical Materials