EPA rolls back Obama-era methane rules to help out oil drillers

Published September 11, 2018 4:09pm ET



The Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Tuesday to roll back Obama-era regulations targeting methane leaks from oil and gas drillers and fracking operations.

The methane emissions rules were part of the Obama administration’s climate agenda, which targeted methane as a short-lived greenhouse gas that is more potent than carbon dioxide.

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