Congressional Republicans introduced legislation in both chambers Thursday that would exempt small oil and natural gas producers from emissions tracking requirements.
The “Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act” is the latest in a flurry of Republican bills seeking changes to the Clean Air Act. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) are sponsoring the proposal.
The bill would create a Clean Air Act carve-out for “marginal wells” — low-producing onshore oil and gas wells — so they would not need to comply with federal reporting requirements for emissions such as methane.
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It is intended to give operators “the long-term certainty that EPA rulemaking alone simply cannot guarantee,” according to Lummis’ office.
