Senate Approves Measure To Reinstate Limits On Methane Emissions In US Oil, Gas Sector

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th April, 2021) The US Senate on Wednesday approved a measure to rescind a Trump administration rule that removed an Obama-era regulation limiting methane emissions in the US oil and gas sector.

The resolution overturns the Trump administration's Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed and Modified Sources Review rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency in September 2020.