{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-newly-released-methane-rule", "DeGette statement on newly released methane rule", "2023-12-02", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "CO", "Diana DeGette", "D000197", "degette.house.gov", "degette", "https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a new rule regulating methane emissions. As the top Democrat on the House Energy & Climate subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) released this statement:\n\n\u201cToday is a big day in our fight to combat the climate crisis. This rule will allow us to curb some of the most harmful emissions and ensure the U.S. continues to be a global leader in the climate fight.\u201d\n\n\u201cI appreciate the Biden Administration\u2019s leadership on reducing methane emissions, and I look forward to continuing to work with them to make even more progress.\u201d\n\nRep. DeGette has been a leader in the fight to reduce methane emissions. One of the first bills President Biden signed into law was a DeGette-led resolution to restore the stricter methane-emission standards that were in place under the Obama Administration but had been repealed by the Trump Administration. In July, DeGette spoke at the first-ever White House Methane Summit.\n\nMethane emissions are incredibly harmful to public health, and scientists say they are accelerating climate change. As a greenhouse gas, methane is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide.\n\nToday\u2019s rule from EPA will:\n\nPhase in a requirement to eliminate routine flaring of natural gas that is produced by new oil wells;\n\nRequire comprehensive monitoring for leaks of methane from well sites and compressor stations, while giving oil and gas companies flexibility to use low-cost and innovative methane monitoring technologies;\n\nEstablish standards that require reductions in emissions from high-emitting equipment like controllers, pumps, and storage tanks;\n\nAnd more.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://degette.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-newly-released-methane-rule"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.511748880147934, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}