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House votes to kill Obama-era methane rules

By Josh Siegel
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House votes to kill Obama-era methane rules

The House passed an amendment to its 2018 spending bill on Wednesday that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing an Obama administration rule to limit methane emissions from oil and natural gas wells.

The measure, sponsored by Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., passed 218-195.

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