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Ed Markey: An Office of Inspector General July 2014 report found that EPA was not regulating methane emissions from natural gas…

On the recordApril 13, 2015
An Office of Inspector General July 2014 report found that EPA was not regulating methane emissions from natural gas distribution pipelines, had not partnered with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and that its voluntary program to address methane leaks has achieved limited success.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the EPA's failure to regulate methane emissions effectively.

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