The EPA has put on hold a decision whether to declare West Texas's Permian Basin a non-attainment area for ozone in a break for oil and gas drillers that faced potentially severe restrictions on the amount of pollution they release into the air.
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after air monitors in eastern New Mexico, into which the Permian Basin extends, showed increased ozone levels. "We have placed it in the 'pending' portion of the Regulatory Agenda to focus on non-discretionary actions. Removing an action from the Regulatory Agenda requires a notification in the Federal Register," the agency said in a statement.Biden administration has called on oil companies to increase production
Oil and gas lobbyists fought the designation, arguing companies were already taking steps to clean up their operations in advance of tougher standards on methane pollution, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling.
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