Colorado Tried Methane Caps on Drillers, And They Worked
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For an idea of how the U.S. government’s proposed methane rules will affect drillers, look no further than Colorado.
The state became a test case for similar controls last year when a coalition of energy companies and environmental groups agreed on measures to cut the pollution. In a bid to address smog, regulators there adopted the nation’s first requirements for oil and natural gas companies to find and fix methane leaks.