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The Sierra Club has collected public comments submitted by Sierra
Club members and supporters on the Air Resources Board’s draft
safeguards against methane pollution from oil and gas facilities.
The Sierra Club has collected those comments in trust and is
submitting them now to be included in the public record.

Please find those comments in two attached files: One with the
names and public comments of 196 members and supporters who
submitted a personalized public comment, and one with the names of
7,281 members and supporters who signed on to endorse the message
reproduced below:

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I'm writing to thank the Air Resources Board for developing
critically important rules to address methane pollution from the
oil and gas industry in California, and to urge the agency to
quickly finalize these safeguards. 

Full implementation of these new protections would make California
a national leader in reining in out-of-control methane pollution
from the oil and gas industry. The comprehensive scope of these
rules -- including addressing both new and existing sources, both
onshore and offshore infrastructure, and setting monitoring
standards for natural gas storage sites like Aliso Canyon -- avoid
many of the loopholes and weaknesses of other state and federal
standards. 

However, in addition to ensuring that these rules aren't weakened
in any way, I urge the Air Resources Board to strengthen a few
provisions, including: 

•	Require operators to regularly find and fix leaks, and remove the
provision allowing operators to "step-down" from quarterly to
annual inspections depending on whether they find leaks; 

•	Do not exempt sources of methane such as low-bleed pneumatics; 

•	Ensure that agency cost estimates take into account the value of
reducing pollution from oil and gas industry in California
communities, including reducing exposure to toxics. 

The massive, nearly four-month-long methane leak in Porter Ranch
was a wake up call that the lax regulation of existing oil and gas
facilities is an immediate threat to our health and our climate.
That's why I support these new safeguards and urge the Air
Resources Board to implement the strongest rules possible without
delay. 

Thank you for your consideration.

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I also ask that you disregard the public comments submitted in
error by the Sierra Club earlier today, and accept these in their
place.

Sincerely,

Lena Moffitt
Director, Sierra Club Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign