PIOGA Calls Shapiro DEP Quad O Regs “Existential Threat” to O&G

During a webinar in April, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it would use a new state General Air Quality Permit to implement Biden-era federal oil and gas facility methane reduction requirements (see Shapiro DEP Moves Forward with Biden EPA Quad O b/c Regulations). The DEP is pushing forward with implementation even though the Trump EPA has publicly announced it is revisiting those onerous regulations with an eye on revising them. Last week, the DEP published the new regs, the next-to-final step before adopting them. The Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA) reviewed the published regs and said they are "not just another regulatory hurdle; it’s an existential threat" to the oil and gas industry in the state.

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