Senate Votes to Reinstate Methane Rules Loosened by Trump
The rule relaxed requirements of a 2016 Obama administration rule targeting methane emissions from oil and gas drilling.
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US Proposing Easing Rules on Climate-Changing Oil Emissions
The oil and gas industry is the nation's primary source of methane emissions, according to the EPA, accounting for nearly one-third in 2016.
US Lawmakers Challenge Rollback of Obama-era Methane Rule
The Bureau of Land Management said in a statement the rule was revised to cut back the regulatory burden.
Administration Rescinds Rule On Climate-Changing Methane
It comes a week after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed weakening a similar rule for emissions from public and private lands
Judge: Energy Firms Can Ignore Obama-Era Methane Waste Rule
The Environmental Defense Fund, which favors methane rules, vowed to appeal.
Powder River Basin Groundwater Recovering From Coal-Bed Methane Areas
A new report shows groundwater levels are recovering in some parts of the Powder River Basin where coal-bed methane production has been on the decline.
Fracking Leads to Methane Contamination of Water: Study
A new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides data helpful both to the fracking industry and those opposed to the natural gas drilling method, ProPublica reports.
Scientists from Duke University studied a number of drinking wells in the area of fracking wells. While no chemicals were found from the drilling process, methane levels in many water suppli