WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold three public hearings in September on the agency’s proposed standards to reduce air pollution from oil and gas drilling operations. The proposed standards would rely on cost-effective, existing technologies and practices to reduce pollution that contributes to smog and can cause cancer, while supporting the administration’s priority of continuing to expand safe and responsible domestic oil and natural gas production.
WHAT: Public hearings on proposed air pollution standards for the oil and natural gas industry
WHEN: Sept. 27, 28 and 29, 2011
Each hearing will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 8 p.m. (local time)
WHERE: Sept. 27: Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Rooms 315-316
1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd.
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222
Sept. 28: Denver
Colorado Convention Center
Room 207
700 14th St.
Denver, Colo. 80202
Sept. 29: Arlington, Texas
Arlington Municipal Building
City Council Chambers
101 W. Abram St.
Arlington, Texas 76010
To register to speak at a specific time at any of the hearings, please contact Joan C. Rogers at 919-541-4487 or rogers.joanc@epa.gov. People also may sign up to speak in person on the day of a hearing; however, they may not be given their preferred time slot to speak. EPA must issue a final rule by Feb. 28, 2012.
