Huge Win in Senate: Oil and Gas Industry's Attempt to Gut Methane Rules Fails

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By EarthjusticeMay 10, 2017, 12:32 pm176 pts
In a win Wednesday for oil and gas-patch communities and taxpayers, a procedural vote failed in the Senate, preventing a Congressional Review Act resolution from nullifying the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Methane Waste Rule. The vote to proceed to debate on the resolution failed, 49–51. This rule is a…

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