Bill > HR6081

This bill, known as the CLOSE Act (Closing Loopholes for Oil and other Sources of Emissions Act), proposes two key changes to the Clean Air Act. First, it eliminates a previous exemption that allowed oil and gas sources to aggregate their emissions, which likely means that these sources will now be subject to more stringent emissions regulations. Second, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take specific actions regarding hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas often associated with oil and gas operations. Within 180 days of the bill's enactment, the EPA must add hydrogen sulfide to its list of hazardous air pollutants, and within 365 days after that, the agency must update its list of major and area sources of hydrogen sulfide emissions, specifically including oil and gas wells. These provisions aim to enhance environmental oversight and potentially reduce harmful emissions from the oil and gas industry by closing regulatory loopholes and more comprehensively tracking and controlling hazardous air pollutants.

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