OMB Begins Review Of EPA Methane Supplement With Crucial Elements

The White House budget office has formally launched inter-agency review of EPA’s draft supplemental proposal to tighten methane standards for new and existing equipment in the oil and gas sector, signaling the agency is on track to releasing the plan this fall that will seek input on several critical elements of the broader rulemaking. According to the Office of Management & Budget’s (OMB) website, officials began inter-agency review of the supplemental proposal Aug. 15. Agency officials have said they hope...