The EPA proposal, which has been in the works since at least January, calls for a steep 40 to 45 percent cut in national methane emissions from 2012 levels within the next 10 years.
FROM: NEWSWEEK
The Obama administration announced yet another blockbuster climate change reform on Tuesday morning: the first-ever federal proposal to significantly cut methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry. The rule will also set limits on the release of volatile organic carbons, a key precursor of ozone pollution, from "new and modified" gas facilities and pipelines…
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