Obama-era clean-air rule on methane emissions blocked again
Source: Associated Press
Obama-era clean-air rule on methane emissions blocked again
By MATTHEW DALY
31 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — An on-again, off-again effort to restrict harmful methane emissions on federal lands is off — again.
A federal judge in Wyoming has halted the clean-air rule indefinitely, saying it “makes little sense” to force oil and gas companies to comply with the Obama-era rule when the Trump administration has moved to roll back the 2016 regulation.
The Interior Department is accepting comments on its proposed rewrite and expects to issue a final rule this summer.
In the meantime, Judge Scott Skavdahl said enforcing the earlier rule would provide “minimal public benefit” while imposing potentially significant costs on industry.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/e8381641fb3c4118b117553ae3897028/Obama-era-clean-air-rule-on-methane-emissions-blocked-again
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In case you ask, Judge Skavdahl was appointed by Barack Obama.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_W._Skavdahl
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