Air Pollution From Oil And Gas Development Is Invisible.

But Its Climate Impacts are Not.

President Obama, we need strong methane rules to control climate pollution from oil and gas development. Now.

Methane — the principal component of natural gas — is 86 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Methane leaks from oil and gas drilling significantly harm the climate and the air we breathe. The oil and gas industry is the second largest industrial source of climate pollution, after fossil fuel combustion.

When methane is released into our air, so are other compounds, including carcinogens like benzene, and smog- forming pollutants that threaten our health.

What you can do.

Read our letter — from hundreds of groups representing millions of Americans — urging the Obama Administration to immediately act to directly regulate methane pollution from oil and gas development.
Take Action: Tell President Obama to start on strong methane pollution rules. Now.
Read the Obama Administration's Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions.