Fifteen AGs Filed Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Failure to Regulate Methane Emissions

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “for ignoring its legal duty to control emissions of methane — an extremely potent greenhouse gas — from existing oil and gas operations. Specifically, the suit charges that [EPA] Administrator Scott Pruitt has violated the federal Clean Air Act by ‘unreasonably delaying’ its mandatory obligation under the Act to control methane emissions from these operations.”

• Documents: ComplaintCA Press Release
• Document Type: Complaints Press Releases/Statements
• States: California Connecticut Illinois Iowa Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington Washington, D.C.
• Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
• Issues: Clean Air & Climate Clean Air Act Climate Fossil Fuels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Methane Oil and Gas Public Health
• Era: Trump Administration
• Outcome: Pending
• Action Type: Litigation

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