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Rolling Back Commonsense Safeguards for Methane Pollution Is Dangerous for Communities
Feb 4, 2025
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Representative August Pfluger (R-TX) sponsored H.J.Res. 35, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval, which repeals the Environmental Protect Agency’s (EPA) rule implementing the Methane Emissions Reduction Program’s Waste Emissions Charge, better known as the methane polluter fee. The CRA is an extreme and blunt tool that is being used by anti-environmental members of Congress who want to permanently strip away protections for our environment, communities, wildlife, and natural heritage. Rolling back implementation of this cost-saving program increases energy waste, endangers public health, especially in low-wealth communities and communities of color living on the frontlines of oil and gas operations, and imperils America’s position as a global leader on reducing methane pollution. On February 26, the House approved H.J.Res. 35 by a vote of 220-206 (House roll call vote 52). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate approved H.J.Res. 35 on February 27, and the president signed it into law on March 14.
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