EPA plan to broadly overhaul oil & gas methane limits goes to OMB

The White House has begun inter-agency review of EPA’s draft proposal expected to rescind direct methane limits for new and modified oil and gas sources, a plan that threatens to expose a split in the industry given that large oil and gas companies want the agency to retain some level of standards. According to a notice posted on the Office of Management & Budget’s (OMB) website, the White House received the draft proposal June 10. While the details of the...