Lawmakers Applaud FERC Action to Modernize PURPA, Protect Electricity Customers
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Congresswoman Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., issued the following statements today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed updates to the previous administration’s national methane standards for the oil and natural gas industry. The proposal, under the Clean Air Act’s New Source Performance Standards, would remove regulatory duplication while maintaining health and environmental regulations on appropriate oil and gas sources.
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