TODAY: EPA Administrator at the Center for American Progress to Discuss Reducing Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector
Release Date: 10/22/2015 Contact Information: Melissa Harrison harrison.melissa@epa.gov 202-564-8421 (office) 202-697-0208 (mobile)
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Center for American Progress will host a conversation with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to discuss the first-ever methane pollution standards that will require new and modified oil and gas facilities to use readily available technology to curb harmful and wasteful leaks of methane. WHAT: Discussion with EPA Administrator on how the proposed limits on methane pollution from the oil and gas sector can benefit the climate, human health, and worker safety.
WHO: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Moderated by Neera Tanden (President, Center for American Progress)
WHEN: Thursday, October 22, 2015, 10 – 11 a.m. EDT
WHERE: Center for American Progress 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005
