Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2016)—Today
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced finalization of the
Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) new rule on methane venting and
flaring. The rule duplicates state regulations already
in place and increases costs on energy production.
Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At large) issued the following statement in response:
“The Obama Administration has had eight years to
push their agenda, and the American people have refused their vision.
This week the House is working to pass a bill to prevent an outgoing
administration from issuing midnight
rules like
this one. In 2008, the Democrat Majority supported this idea when
President Obama had been elected and was transitioning in from the
previous administration. This methane rule duplicates state regulations
already in place, expands bureaucracy, drives up costs
and kills jobs in the process. The BLM should be streamlining their
permitting process for pipeline construction to improve the collection
of this valuable resource and generate as many royalties for the
taxpayer as possible rather than trying to stick a cork
in production.”
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