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A conventional drilling site is prepared in Butler County, Pennsylvania in the winter of 2014.
Updated: 2022-12-02 14:37:12

Pennsylvania emissions rule for conventional oil and gas sites moves ahead

The Environmental Quality Board voted 16-2 to adopt the rule limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds and methane at existing conventional gas sites.

By Rachel McDevitt
Pollution coming from a coal burning power plant.
September 15, 2020 | 5:22 PM

Oversight board’s approval starts next phase of Pennsylvania’s contested attempt to join regional cap-and-trade program

The board’s vote opens the next phase in the lengthy regulatory process.

By Rachel McDevitt