Trump Administration Likely to Repeal Methane Leak Penalty

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November 12, 2024, 5:30 PM

• •EPA finalized regulations Tuesday for a fee that oil and gas companies could begin paying on excess methane emissions next year — if Republicans don’t repeal it first.
• •The rule guides implementation of a levy created by the 2022 climate law and is the last important climate standard of the Biden administration.
• •Trump could direct former Rep. Lee Zeldin, a New York Republican whom Trump announced as his future EPA administrator Monday, to pare back elements of those policies or scrap them. Zeldin faces Senate confirmation.

The Trump administration may repeal a fee created to push oil and gas companies to plug methane leaks. The fee is the latest in a series of actions under President Biden's methane strategy to improve efficiency in the oil and gas sector, support American jobs, protect clean air, and reinforce U.S. leadership on the global stage.

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