Christian: EPA Report on Methane Reduction Proves Biden’s Methane Policies are Another Lie and Unjustified Assault on Oil & Gas

Christian: EPA Report on Methane Reduction Proves Biden's Methane Policies are Another Lie and Unjustified Assault on Oil & Gas

This week's news of a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report showed that methane emissions from the largest oil and natural gas-producing basins fell 44 percent between 2011-2013; and also dropped in seven oil and natural gas-producing basins by up to 87 percent from 2019-2023. Following the update, Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian criticized the Biden Administration for creating news rules and taxes on oil and gas producers and power plants:

"President Biden's own EPA said the quiet part out loud that the industry is already mitigating methane emissions, revealing that the true motive behind his horrendous policies is to squeeze the life out of the oil and gas industry," said Commissioner Wayne Christian. "Radical environmentalists love to pick and choose 'science' that justifies their 'sky is falling' narrative that the world is ending and fossil fuels are to blame. But this couldn't be further from the truth, just like they like to ignore the fact that EPA regulated emissions are down 78 percent in the last fifty years.

President-elect Trump's number one priority should be to scrap Biden's onerous and unnecessary methane rules and taxes attacking Texas oil and gas. These rules are the death knell for small mom and pop operators, who produce more than 83 percent of America's oil and gas."

Note: Texas' statewide flaring rate is stable and low at around 1 percent. This means 99 percent of the natural gas produced in Texas is beneficially used to heat homes, cook food and power the Texas economy.

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