Trump Takes His Assault on Obama Climate Regulations to Oil Wells
- EPA proposes less-frequent monitoring of methane at oil wells
- Measure represents third strike on Obama-era climate rules
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The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed relaxing Obama-era mandates meant to block rogue methane leaks from oil and gas wells, part of a broader assault on federal regulations designed to combat climate change.
The Environmental Protection Agency proposal takes aim at requirements forcing energy companies to find and stop methane leaks at new and newly modified oil and gas wells, amid industry concerns the mandates are unnecessary and too expensive.