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States Sue Over Trump Administration Methane Regulation Rollback | MTPR
Tuesday, two states announced they’re suing the Trump administration just hours after it announced sweeping rollbacks of Obama-era regulations on methane pollution from oil and gas production.
Attorneys general from California and New Mexico filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in California over the rule revision just hours after it was announced by the U.S. Interior Department.
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Methane is the most volatile component in natural gas & requires expensive refrigeration equipment to keep it contained as a liquid. If released into the atmosphere, methane is a dangerous greenhouse gas & is 30 times more potent at trapping solar energy than CO2. The states need to step up to control this dangerous emission because Trump has struck down Obama's policies regarding it.
Tuesday, two states announced they’re suing the Trump administration just hours after it announced sweeping rollbacks of Obama-era regulations on methane pollution from oil and gas production.
Attorneys general from California and New Mexico filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in California over the rule revision just hours after it was announced by the U.S. Interior Department.
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Methane is the most volatile component in natural gas & requires expensive refrigeration equipment to keep it contained as a liquid. If released into the atmosphere, methane is a dangerous greenhouse gas & is 30 times more potent at trapping solar energy than CO2. The states need to step up to control this dangerous emission because Trump has struck down Obama's policies regarding it.