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Trump Admin Plans to Roll Back Regulations Limiting Methane Gas Emissions

HeadlineSep 11, 2018

The Trump administration is planning to make it easier for oil and gas companies to pollute the atmosphere with methane gas, one of the most powerful greenhouse gases contributing to climate change. The Trump administration could announce the rollback of the Obama-era rules requiring companies to monitor and repair methane leaks on oil and gas wells as early as this week.

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