Biden to Announce Tougher Regulations on Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Production

  • The EPA will propose rules to plug methane gas leaks at hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells in the U.S.
  • The agency’s measures will strengthen current regulations on new oil and gas wells and impose new requirements for existing wells that previously escaped methane regulations.
  • President Joe Biden will formally announce the proposals during the second day of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, according to senior Biden administration officials.

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