EPA’s Final Methane Rule Set To Be Published, Starting Litigation Clock

EPA’s final oil and gas methane standards are set to be formally published March 8, a move that will begin a 60-day timeframe before the rules officially take effect and during which industry or other critics of the regulation could file suit in appellate court. A prepublication version of the sweeping regulation was posted on the Federal Register ’s website Feb. 23, nearly three months after the final rules were publicly unveiled in early December at last year’s global climate...