Trump is making it easier for fossil fuel companies to leak methane
2 sources·Updated October 28, 2026
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- NPR News Now·3h agoTrump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling
President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.
Read at NPR News Now → - The Verge·15h agoTrump is making it easier for fossil fuel companies to leak methane
In its latest gift to oil and gas companies, the Trump administration is expected to announce plans today to weaken rules that guard against methane leaks. Methane is a smog-forming pollutant and a powerful greenhouse gas that's up to 80 times as potent as carbon dioxide on a…
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