House Passes Repeal of EPA Methane Fee Rule, As More Hill Action Looms

The House has approved a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to repeal EPA’s implementation rule for the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) methane emissions fee, in the first of a series of expected steps Republican lawmakers are planning to scuttle the fee assessed on oil and gas facilities emitting above certain thresholds. The Feb. 26 passage of the measure in a 220-206 vote sets the stage for the Senate to consider the measure, which it can do under expedited procedures that...