Something to celebrate, eh?The Trump administration is expected to further ease oversight of the oil and gas industry’s emissions of climate changing greenhouse gases by relaxing regulations around methane – a key gas that impacts global heating.
Oil industry and environmental groups say they expect the Environmental Protection Agency to release a proposal as soon as Thursday that would roll back requirements on detecting and plugging methane leaks at oil and gas facilities.
The Guardian
Impeach.The decision rolls back Obama-era regulations and has actually been opposed by some major energy firms who have urged the Trump administration to keep the regulations in place.
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Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Pound for pound it’s more destructive to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
A study by the Environmental Defense Fund, advocacy group, has concluded the oil and gas industry is emitting far more of the heat-trapping gas than is reported to the EPA.
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