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.”

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

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…

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

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