California AG and New Mexico AG Filed Comments Opposing BLM’s Proposed Rollback of Methane Waste Prevention Rule
APRIL 23, 2018
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas submitted comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) “in opposition to the proposal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to rescind or revise certain requirements of its 2016 final rule governing the prevention of waste from oil and gas operations on federal and Indian lands.”
- Documents: Comments
- Document Type: Comment Letters
- States: California New Mexico
- Agencies: Bureau of Land Management Department of the Interior
- Issues: Clean Air & Climate Climate Fossil Fuels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Methane Methane Waste Prevention Rule Natural Resources Oil and Gas Public Health Public Lands Public Lands & Wildlife
- Era: Trump Administration
- Action Type: Rulemaking & Other Federal Administrative Proceedings