State Perspectives on Cutting Methane Pollution

Date: 
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 1:00pm
Location: 
Room 1334 of the Longworth House Office Building

This hearing will feature the current governors of New Mexico and Wyoming, who will share perspectives on their states' efforts to cut harmful methane pollution from oil and gas production. The hearing will also focus on how states have implemented funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which invested billions of dollars to plug abandoned oil and gas wells across America.

"The economic case for cost-saving clean energy and energy efficiency innovations is clear." - U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor

READ REP. CASTOR'S OPENING STATEMENT

 

The committee will receive testimony from:
 
Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor, New Mexico. Elected as governor in 2018, Lujan Grisham previously served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's First Congressional District, beginning in 2013.

Read Governor Grisham's testimony.
 
Mark Gordon, Governor, Wyoming. Elected as governor in 2018, Gordon previously served as Wyoming State Treasurer, beginning in 2012.

Read Governor Gordon's testimony.

 

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