Wolf unveils new rules to regulate methane emissions in gas drilling

Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday unveiled new regulations to regulate methane emissions at natural gas drilling sites and other places including pipelines, compressors and processing stations. Wolf directed the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to create a new permit system for the drilling and production of natural gas that stressed the use of greener technology, quarterly inspections and more record-keeping, plus changes to its current permits for compressors and processors to use diesel…