14 states sue EPA over 'job-killing' oil and gas rules
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/14-states-sue-epa-over-job-killing-oil-and-gas-rules/article/2598424 8/2/16
A coalition of 14 states, led by West Virginia, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday over its far-reaching regulations for the oil and gas sector, calling the rules a "job-killing attack" on the nation's oil and natural gas workers.
The lawsuit asks the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to review the EPA's rule regulating methane emissions from new, reconstructed and modified oil and gas wells that use fracking, saying that the agency is exceeding its statutory authority.
The states argue that the regulations impose an "unnecessary and burdensome" standard on the oil and natural gas industry, "while setting the stage for further limits on existing oil and gas operations before President Obama leaves office."
"This is yet another example of unlawful federal overreach jeopardizing West Virginia jobs and working families," said state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. "The rules are a solution in search of a problem and ignore the industry's success in voluntarily reducing methane emissions from these sources to a 30-year low."....
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