#methanerule — Public Fediverse posts

"The new rule charges high-emitting oil and gas producers a fee for wasting #methane above a certain threshold by venting or flaring it into the atmosphere instead of capturing it. The methane fee will be charged by the federal government until the companies fix the leaks.

The rule was included in Biden’s climate law, which passed Congress in 2022. Undoing it would take another act of Congress."

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/12/climate/methane-rule-biden-trump/index.html
#MethaneRule

This seems like a big, positive deal.

Am I missing anything?

#EPA #MethaneRule #ClimateChange

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-epa-methane-rule-will-slash-emissions-from-oil-and-gas/