Pa. must submit oil and gas emissions regulations plans to EPA by mid-December or face sanctions
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal highway funds are at risk as Pennsylvania faces a deadline to get its plans for oil and gas emissions regulations submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency, according to State Impact Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection received a letter from the EPA earlier this year that warned of impending sanctions if Pennsylvania did not submit plans to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds at oil and gas sites by Dec. 16.
The Environmental Quality Board approved a final rule governing VOCs at unconventional wells in June. However, conventional wells were left out to avoid conflict and remain the lynchpin to meet the EPAs requirements and secure the federal funds that hang in the balance.
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