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House votes to kill Obama-era methane rules

By Josh Siegel
Published September 13, 2017 6:33pm ET
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House votes to kill Obama-era methane rules
The measure, sponsored by Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., passed 218-195. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) | Carolyn Kaster

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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