The Oil & Gas Threat Map for West Virginia

The Oil & Gas Threat Map for West Virginia

The Threat Map for West Virginia is here:

http://oilandgasthreatmap.com/threat-map/west-virginia/

Learn How To use the maps.

Are there standards that control methane emitted from existing oil and gas facilities (the facilities on the Threat Map)?

• In West Virginia, no.
• At the federal level, no. But the Environmental Protection Agency is conducting an Information Collection Request that could lead to standards.

Are there standards that control methane emitted from new or modified oil and gas facilities emitting this pollution?

• In West Virginia, no.
• At the federal level, yes. On June 3rd, 2016, the Environmental Protect Agency published standards that limit pollution from new and modified facilities.

What can I do to better protect my community?

Share the Oil & Gas Threat Map on Facebook and Twitter

The best way to make change is to make more people aware that there’s a problem that needs fixing.

Call President Obama at 202-456-1111!

Tell him that:

• People living with oil and gas pollution now need help ASAP; and
• He needs to direct the Environmental Protection Agency to create new standards to cut methane and associated toxic air pollution from the 1.2 million existing oil and gas facilities around the United States.

For more information about efforts to protect the public, visit: methanefacts.org

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See also: http://oilandgasthreatmap.com/threat-map/west-virginia/

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• 1,193,118 ACTIVE OIL & GAS WELLS, COMPRESSORS AND PROCESSORS
• 12.4 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN THE THREAT RADIUS
• 238 COUNTIES EXCEED EPA’S CANCER RISK LEVEL OF CONCERN
• 11,543 SCHOOLS ARE IN THE THREAT RADIUS
• 639 MEDICAL FACILITIES ARE IN THE THREAT RADIUS
• 184,578 SQ. MILES ARE COVERED BY THE THREAT RADIUS

The Oil & Gas Threat Maps shows us that oil and gas air pollution isn’t someone else’s problem, it’s everyone’s problem.

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