EPA wants the oil and gas sector to stop leaking so much methane

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By Clayton AldernAug 18, 2015, 6:20 pm37 pts
Obama’s coming for our gas! On Tuesday, the EPA proposed new regulations for methane emissions from oil and gas operations, as part of a larger policy suite aimed at reducing the sector’s methane emissions by 40 to 45 percent of 2012 levels by 2025. The regulations are the latest piece of the president’s…

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