Full Title: Methane Regulations Add to the Price Tag of the Administration’s Climate Plan
Author(s): Nicolas D. Loris
Publisher(s): The Heritage Foundation
Publication Date: February 1, 2015
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Description (excerpt):
The Obama administration plans to regulate methane emissions from the energy industry. The goal of the proposal is to cut
methane emissions from the oil and gas sector 40 percent to 45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025.
The federal government’s proposed methane regulation is yet another costly climate proposal that will drive up energy costs and drain resources already invested in reducing methane emissions, all the while yielding negligible, if any, climate benefits. Congress should use every legislative and budgetary tool in its arsenal to roll back the administration’s attack on affordable energy.