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API Welcomes Draft Guidance for Review of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under NEPA


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WASHINGTON, June 21, 2019 – Today, API released the following statement after the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released its draft greenhouse gas (GHG) guidance to implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA):

“API commends CEQ on this important step to help streamline and clarify the scope of review of greenhouse gas emissions under NEPA,” said Howard Feldman, API Senior Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs. “NEPA, which is a procedural statute only, increasingly has been misused to delay and prevent development, which negatively affects jobs, tax revenue and investments in communities across the country. In addition to the economic benefits of natural gas development, the increased use of natural gas has played a key role in driving down emissions to their lowest levels in a generation.

“We look forward to reviewing today’s draft guidance and providing CEQ with comments on behalf of the natural gas and oil industry.” 

API represents all segments of America’s oil and natural gas industry. Our more than 600 members produce, process and distribute most of the nation’s energy. The industry supports more than ten million U.S. jobs and is backed by a growing grassroots movement of millions of Americans. API was formed in 1919 as a standards-setting organization. In our first 100 years, API has developed more than 700 standards to enhance operational and environmental safety, efficiency and sustainability.

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