Speak Out Against the Rollback of Common-Sense Methane Standards

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to roll back the 2024 Methane Rule will give corporations a free pass to pollute our air and harm our health.

The EPA is proposing to roll back the 2024 Methane Rule that cuts methane pollution and other harmful air pollutants from the oil and gas sector. Safeguards that reduce methane waste are common sense: they protect public health, mitigate the climate crisis, create jobs in the growing methane mitigation industry, and bolster national energy security.

Nearly 18 million people live within one mile of active oil and gas wells. Pollution from fossil fuel venting and flaring alone results in more than 700 premature deaths and 73,000 asthma exacerbations among children annually.

Community advocates, health experts, members of Congress, industry representatives, and investors across the country spoke up and provided input to help develop a strong 2024 Methane Rule, submitting over 900,000 comments in support.

Now, communities have another critical opportunity to ensure the EPA upholds its duty to protect our health and climate.