Faith Responses to Methane Pollution

People of faith and religious organizations are working to ensure that methane pollution can be addressed as a way to protect human health and curb climate change. Curbing methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide, is an important step in reducing air pollution and addressing climate change.

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Numerous religious organizations spoke out after the Trump Administration announced a rollback of methane pollution standards.

• Interfaith Power & Light
• Creation Justice Ministries
• Evangelical Environmental Network

In January 2015, numerous faith groups issued statements on the Obama Administration's plans to address methane emissions:

• Joint religious statement
• Creation Justice Ministries
• Jewish Council for Public Affairs and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
• Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns

• United Methodist Women
• Interfaith Power and Light 
• Evangelical Environmental Network ​
• Friends Committee on National Legislation 
• Dayenu 

• January 2020 marked a significant outpouring of support for strong methane pollution standards with more than 140,000 comments sent into the EPA from the faith community, including 4,600 Black clergy and bishops and a comment letter from religious organizations.
• In November 2019, religious organizations urged the EPA to reverse course on its methane regulation rollbacks.
• In December 2017, EEN issued a statement against methane pollution regulation delays.
• In July 2017, ICCR issued a statement on methane pollution as did the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life.
• In November 2016, Creation Justice Ministries and COEJL issued a statement on the BLM methane rule.
• In September 2016, OH religious leaders sent a letter to the Administration urging action on methane pollution.
• In August 2016, religious leaders from the interfaith community, black church leaders and evangelical leaders sent letters to the EPA on the methane pollution data collection process.
• In June 2016, more than 50 religious leaders in Pennsylvania issued a letter urging national methane standards.
• In May 2016, statements were issued by the Evangelical Environmental Network, Creation Justice Ministries, Interfaith Power & Light, New Mexico Power & Light, and the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility on the Administration's final methane new source rule.
• ​In January 2016, faith groups made statements on the Administration's proposed methane rule on federal lands.

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