DENVER—The Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled public hearings next month in Colorado, Texas and Pennsylvania on its proposed regulations for air pollution at oil and gas wells.
The agency said Thursday that the daylong hearings would be Sept. 27 in Pittsburgh, Sept. 28 in Denver and Sept. 29 in Arlington, Texas. The public will be able to comment on the EPA’s proposals aimed at reducing emissions that contribute to smog and can cause cancer.
The proposal includes the first federal air standards for wells that are hydraulically fractured and also seeks to have operators capture and sell natural gas that currently escapes into the air.
Texas, Colorado and Pennsylvania all have seen heavy drilling interest from energy companies.
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