Evangelicals Praise New and Existing Landfill Methane Standards
Statement by Rev. Mitch Hescox:
We are pleased to support the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) newly released standards to reduce methane leakage from both new and existing landfills. The two new rules as implemented will reduce more than 334,000 tons of methane released per year beginning in 2025, the equivalent of 8.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
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Statement by Rev. Mitch Hescox:
"Today in a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Obama announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin to develop regulations for methane pollution from existing oil and gas resources. A White House statement said that the EPA 'will move as expeditiously as possible to complete this task.'
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