Curbs on Methane, Potent Greenhouse Gas, to Be Relaxed in U.S.
The New York Times reported on 29 August that the Trump administration had laid out a far-reaching plan to cut back on the regulation of methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule aims to eliminate federal requirements that oil and gas companies install technology to detect and fix methane leaks from wells, pipelines and storage facilities. It would also reopen the question of whether the E.P.A. had the legal authority to regulate methane as a pollutant.