Connecticut and six other Northeastern and mid-Atlantic states unveiled plans last week to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, saying it is violating the Clean Air Act by failing to address methane gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, which has boomed in nearby states such as Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
“EPA has determined that emissions of this potent greenhouse gas endanger public health and welfare, and that processes and equipment in the oil and gas sector emit vast quantities of methane,” state Attorney General Jepsen said in a statement. “Yet the EPA failed to set standards and guidelines limiting methane emissions from oil and gas operations.
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