In November 2018, the State Review of Oil and Natural Gas Environmental Regulations (STRONGER) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate greater collaboration and to achieve greater success in the effort to protect human health and the environment.
The MOU objectives are to affirm EPA’s commitment to meaningful participation in STRONGER’s efforts to develop guidelines for state oil and natural gas environmental regulatory programs, conduct reviews of such programs and publish reports of those reviews; and improve communication, coordination and collaboration between EPA and STRONGER on responsible oil and natural gas exploration and development activities.
Read EPA’s press release on the MOU signing here and watch video of the signing here.
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EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler signs MOU with STRONGER