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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

Vermont Law

2) Therefore, various state agencies administer their jurisdiction’s “methane gas” policy. (3) 3) Here in the United States, the federal government, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is responsible for managing gas and oil exploration and extraction on Native American and national lands. (4) Turner, Jr.

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Bay Journal: As Federal Support Emerges, PA Wants To Be A Carbon Capture Hub

PA Environment Daily

They also worry that the injections could touch off small earthquakes, similar to those that were triggered in Ohio and Texas by underground injections of wastewater from natural gas and oil drilling. Before natural gas is burned, hydrogen and CO2 can be separated out.

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Identifying the Means to an End: The Role of the Social Cost of Carbon

Arnold Porter

For example, recent attention has focused on tightening the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone smog, which is formed by atmospheric reactions on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). N:See, e.g., Ethan Shenkman; FERC in Limbo on Greenhouse Gas Reviews Despite Court’s Mandates , Envtl.