A court says the Trump administration broke the law in not enforcing methane-leak rules.

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By Nathanael JohnsonOct 5, 2017, 3:43 pm86 pts
Yesterday, a judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management acted illegally in suspending enforcement of an Obama-era regulations to plug gas leaks at public land drilling sites. That means that companies operating some 100,000 oil and gas wells suddenly have to scramble to come into compliance. Methane is 30…

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