OMB completes review of EPA methane delay rule

White House officials have completed their inter-agency review of an EPA interim final rule delaying deadlines in the Biden administration’s oil and gas sector methane standards, suggesting that the agency could soon release the measure that would take immediate effect. According to the Office of Management & Budget’s (OMB) website, it completed review of EPA’s rule on July 22. OMB review, the final step in the regulatory process before the agency publicly releases a rule, came after an unusual start...