Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the following statement today on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a new methane emissions proposal:
“During a period of skyrocketing energy costs, the Biden Administration is taking another harmful strike at America’s energy producers. Energy innovation, not penalization, is what has allowed our nation to lower emissions significantly over the last decade. Just seven years ago, the natural gas capture rate in North Dakota was 75% but has recently risen to 94%. Instead of continuing down the path of heavy-handed regulation, we should incentivize and encourage our energy producers to continue their progress in lowering emissions while providing the cleanest, most secure energy supply in the world. This proposal is duplicative of the good work North Dakota is already doing and it imposes Washington’s bureaucratic mediocrity on our state’s excellence. I encourage North Dakotans to participate during the comment period and make their voices heard.”