Methane emissions are accelerating climate change and harming our communities, and we are moving in the wrong direction. After the Trump administration repealed limitations on emissions of methane, we saw the largest yearly increase of methane emissions on record in 2020. We must get back on track. It is urgent that we restore regulations to limit methane emissions. Methane is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide. We cannot move quickly enough. We have to act now. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the legislation that we will be considering today, to curb these dangerous emissions and protect our communities. ____________________
Janice Schakowsky: “Methane emissions are accelerating climate change and harming our communities, and we are moving in the wrong direction.…”
On the recordJune 25, 2021
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