Climate: EPA issues new GHG reporting rule for oil & gas sector

EPA is slated to publish in the Federal Register its final rule strengthening greenhouse gas reporting requirements for the oil and gas industry, starting the 60-day clock for opponents to challenge the regulation in court, though it could also face efforts by Congress and the incoming Trump administration to block it. The agency quietly finalized the regulation , the “Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Leak Detection Methodology Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems,” just days after...