North Dakota Says Lack Of Risk Finding Undermines Oil & Gas Methane Rule

North Dakota plans to argue that a federal appeals court should scrap EPA's first-time rule to curb the greenhouse gas (GHG) methane from the oil and gas sector because the agency did not issue a finding that the industry's methane emissions endanger human health and welfare, calling it a necessary step under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The state filed an Aug. 22 non-binding statement of issues outlining the claims it expects to raise in litigation over the new...