EPA Proposed Rule to Hit Methane Targets Hit By Industry, Greens

摘要

The White House has announced initial plans for a 40% to 45% reduction in methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by 2025 compared to 2012 levels. But the steps the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) laid out drew criticism not only from an industry fearing more restrictive regulation to come, but from environmental groups that see them as inadequate. The pushback from the industry groups, which have long argued against national-level compulsory rules, was swift.