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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Jake Taylor jake.taylor@coga.org DENVER – The Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA) responds to the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) and Air Pollution Control Division’s (APCD) new air quality regulations, which were approved today after a three-day rulemaking: “Colorado’s air quality has been improving, and the oil and natural gas industry deserves a share of the credit. Protecting Colorado’s environment, while providing the energy and products we all use every day, is one of our core objectives. After all, we live here too, and we value clean air. “Unfortunately, politics can often get in the way of effective governance, and that’s what we saw in this rulemaking. Conversations about complicated technologies and emission reductions need to be steeped in facts, not scare tactics or suppositions. Rules that significantly increase costs, especially on small businesses, yet provide little to no emissions benefits, are unnecessary and problematic. For example, new rules around loadout requirements, excessively redundant inspection requirements, and the removal of a 90-day permit review period that adds bureaucratic complexity with literally zero emissions savings. “Over the past months and in fact years, Colorado’s industry leaders, scientists and engineers have worked closely with state regulators to provide factual information and identify regulations that work for all stakeholders. Yet the strident anti-industry tone from the APCD staff today during its rebuttal was striking and a departure from how we’ve done business in Colorado in the past. Our state has been a national leader in comprehensive air rules, and industry has always been willing to come to the table. We may not always see eye to eye, but we are an honest stakeholder. “This industry has done more to reduce emissions and improve Colorado’s air quality than anyone. The engineers, geologists and scientists who work in this industry and focus on these issues every day deserve significant credit for what they’re able to achieve. “Exciting innovations are taking shape in Colorado’s oil and natural gas fields around tankless production, electrification, and the utilization of new leak detection and repair technologies. We will continue to lead on these initiatives and show the world that responsible oil and natural gas production, as well as strong environmental safeguards, can absolutely coexist.” -- Dan Haley, President and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association About COGA Founded in 1984, the Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s (COGA) mission is to promote the beneficial, efficient, responsible and environmentally sound development, production and use of Colorado oil and natural gas. COGA is a nationally recognized trade association that supports the responsible expansion of oil and natural gas markets, supply, and transportation infrastructure through its growing and diverse membership.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Jake Taylor jake.taylor@coga.org
DENVER – The Colorado Oil & Gas Association (COGA) responds to the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) and Air Pollution Control Division’s (APCD) new air quality regulations, which were approved today after a three-day rulemaking: “Colorado’s air quality has been improving, and the oil and natural gas industry deserves a share of the credit. Protecting Colorado’s environment, while providing the energy and products we all use every day, is one of our core objectives. After all, we live here too, and we value clean air. “Unfortunately, politics can often get in the way of effective governance, and that’s what we saw in this rulemaking. Conversations about complicated technologies and emission reductions need to be steeped in facts, not scare tactics or suppositions. Rules that significantly increase costs, especially on small businesses, yet provide little to no emissions benefits, are unnecessary and problematic. For example, new rules around loadout requirements, excessively redundant inspection requirements, and the removal of a 90-day permit review period that adds bureaucratic complexity with literally zero emissions savings. “Over the past months and in fact years, Colorado’s industry leaders, scientists and engineers have worked closely with state regulators to provide factual information and identify regulations that work for all stakeholders. Yet the strident anti-industry tone from the APCD staff today during its rebuttal was striking and a departure from how we’ve done business in Colorado in the past. Our state has been a national leader in comprehensive air rules, and industry has always been willing to come to the table. We may not always see eye to eye, but we are an honest stakeholder. “This industry has done more to reduce emissions and improve Colorado’s air quality than anyone. The engineers, geologists and scientists who work in this industry and focus on these issues every day deserve significant credit for what they’re able to achieve. “Exciting innovations are taking shape in Colorado’s oil and natural gas fields around tankless production, electrification, and the utilization of new leak detection and repair technologies. We will continue to lead on these initiatives and show the world that responsible oil and natural gas production, as well as strong environmental safeguards, can absolutely coexist.” -- Dan Haley, President and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association About COGA Founded in 1984, the Colorado Oil & Gas Association’s (COGA) mission is to promote the beneficial, efficient, responsible and environmentally sound development, production and use of Colorado oil and natural gas. COGA is a nationally recognized trade association that supports the responsible expansion of oil and natural gas markets, supply, and transportation infrastructure through its growing and diverse membership.