E.P.A. TO WEAKEN CONTROLS ON GAS TIED TO WARMING.

The article discusses the proposed rule released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on August 29, 2019 which plans to cut back on the regulation of methane emissions, the gas tied to climate change. Topics covered include the aims of the proposed regulation, how the rule would reopen the discussion of whether the agency had the legal authority to regulate methane as a pollutant, and the benefits of the new methane standards on the oil and gas industry.