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New Mexico needs to drop harmful exemptions from air pollution rules for oil and gas sites
Methane is a terribly harmful climate pollutant – pound for pound, it heats the climate over the next few decades more than eighty times more than carbon dioxide, and it’s currently responsible for about a quarter of the warming we are already experiencing, such as more severe droughts, heatwaves, and…
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CATF applauds Congressional leaders for introducing resolution to reinstate methane regulations
CATF applauds Congressional leaders for introducing a resolution to reverse a 2020 rescission of methane and other air pollution regulations for the oil and natural gas sector. If passed, this resolution would reinstate methane regulations for the sector, as well as re-establish methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) standards for sources located in the transmission and storage segment. The oil…
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Congress to EPA: Time to go big on methane
Two pieces of legislation introduced today would require federal agencies to issue new, robust methane pollution standards for the oil and gas industry. The Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2021 and the CLEAN Future Act both create national goals for reducing methane emissions at least 65 percent below 2012 levels…
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CATF Expert Elected to Climate and Clean Air Coalition Board of Directors
Sarah Smith, Clean Air Task Force’s Super Pollutants Program Director, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC). She will be instrumental in driving their 2030 Vision that aims to put the world on a pathway that rapidly reduces warming the near-term…
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Feedback on the Proposal for Amendments to the Effort Sharing Regulation
CATF is grateful for the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission’s Inception Impact Assessment for Amendment of the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). As noted in our comments on the inception impact assessment for amendments to the EU Emission Trading System (ETS), CATF has serious concerns about extending emissions…
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NGO Sign-On Letter – International Action on Super Pollutants
A coalition of leading international environmental organizations, spearheaded by Clean Air Task Force, have sent a joint letter to top White House officials asking them to aggressively address the climate-damaging effects of super pollutants prior to President Biden’s Global Climate Summit, scheduled for Earth Day on April 22.
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International Environmental NGOs Press Biden Administration for Action On Curbing Super Pollutants in First 100 Days
Reducing Methane, Black Carbon and HFCs Critical to Slowing Global Warming in Next 2-3 Decades; Groups Seek Commitments Before Global Climate Summit
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Joint comments with other NGOs on the Inception Impact Assessment
Joint comments with other NGOs on the Inception Impact Assessment for possible legislation to reduce methane emission in the energy sector.
