Oil & Gas Producers Detail Push To Scale Back Biden EPA Methane Rule

November 19, 2024
Independent oil and gas producers are detailing multiple ways in which they hope the incoming Trump EPA will scale back Biden-era methane standards for the sector, acknowledging that the next administration cannot eliminate the rule because the agency faces a congressional mandate to issue standards for new and existing sources. The suggestions for easing the rules -- included in a Nov. 19 memo to the Trump transition team from the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) -- also come as...


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