On January 15, 2024, EPA announced $350 million in formula grant funding to help 14 states measure and reduce methane emission from the oil and gas sector. This money will help states support industry efforts to cut methane emissions from wells on nonfederal lands and support environmental restoration of well sites. Funding comes from the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, created by IRA section 60113.
State agencies received conditional funding commitments based on their proportion of total low-producing conventional wells. These include the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ($134,151,343), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ($44,457,220), the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ($37,791,464), the California State Lands Commission ($21,913,688), the Ohio Department of Natural Resources ($19,941,597), the Illinois Department of Natural Resources ($17,367,009), the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources ($15,661,335), the New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources ($14,656,151), the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet ($12,912,198), the Colorado Department of Natural Resources ($12,608,270), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ($8,123,602), the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ($5,022,306), the State of Utah Department of Environmental Quality ($2,750,115), and the State of Virginia Department of Energy ($2,643,702).