Statement of Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune Before the Committee on Oversight & Government Reform

The Sierra Club is deeply concerned about methane emissions associated with the

production and transportation of natural gas, which in combination are among the

largest sources of global warming pollution in the United States. Although the EPA has

recently taken steps to require operators to control some of these emissions, with

requirements phasing in over the next three years, the natural gas industry will remain

an enormous source of global warming pollution, destabilizing the climate and

endangering public health.