Materials from EPAs November 16-18, 2021, Trainings on EPA’s Proposed Rule to Reduce Methane and other Harmful Pollutants from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry.

As part of the public engagement on its proposed rule to reduce methane and other harmful pollutants from the oil and natural gas industry, EPA held three half-day trainings to provide background information, an overview of the proposal, stakeholder panel discussions and information on how to effectively engage in the regulatory process. The trainings were open to the public; however, the targeted audiences were communities with environmental justice concerns, Tribes and small business stakeholders.

Agenda

The trainings were:

• Communities with Environmental Justice Concerns and Tribes - a two-part training from 12:30-5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, November 16-17, 2021
  • View recordings:
    • Day 1: https://youtu.be/7VWAEcF65qU
    • Day 2:  https://youtu.be/VJBDXm58ACM
• Small Business Stakeholders: 12:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, November 18, 2021
  • View recording: https://youtu.be/3oG0O0A70Mg

Slides from the trainings:

• Climate Change and Human Health Impacts of the Oil and Gas Sector (pdf) (1.69 MB)
• Reducing Methane from the Oil and Natural Gas Source Category (pdf) (3.06 MB)
• Techniques and Skills for Providing Effective Input in the EPA Rulemaking Process (pdf) (1.77 MB)