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In the News: Colorado Public Radio March 9, 2021

These Little Devices On Oil Fields Make A Lot Of Emissions. New Regulations Could Change That

Robin Cooley, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office, Earthjustice: “It's significant because pneumatics are such a large source of methane emissions from this industry. This is a step in the right direction, but there's definitely going to be more that needs to be done to meet those targets in the future.”

Press Release February 18, 2021

Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Approves Environmental, Local Government, Industry Group Agreement to Lower Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Wellpads

Approval means some leaky pneumatic controllers at existing well production facilities and compressor stations, not just new facilities, will be replaced with better technology

Oil and gas operations near residential areas in Colorado. 80 percent of voters in Western states support cutting methane waste on public lands, according to a 2016 poll by Colorado College’s State of the Rockies Project.
(Chris Schneider for Earthjustice)
case January 27, 2021

Pneumatic Controllers: Lowering Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Wellpads

A coalition of conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, partnered with other environmental groups, local governments, and industry to tackle the problem of emissions from pneumatic controllers. They reached an agreement with industry groups on a joint proposal to the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission for a first-in-the-nation rule to require pneumatic control devices at oil-and-gas…

document January 27, 2021

Prehearing Statement Of Conservation Groups

Prehearing Statement Of Conservation Groups (Sierra Club, Earthworks, And The Center For Biological Diversity)

Press Release January 27, 2021

Conservation, Industry Groups Reach Agreement to Lower Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Wellpads

Deal means leaky pneumatic controllers at existing well production facilities and compressor stations, not just new facilities, will be replaced with better technology