EPA is poised to stop regulating oil and gas methane directly this month, leaving a gap in how the United States manages the powerful greenhouse gas. There's mounting evidence that the Permian Basin leaks more methane from oil and gas operations than anywhere else in the country.
But with EPA in retreat, regulation of these methane emissions will be left to Texas and New Mexico — the two states that count the Permian Basin within their borders.
And their attitudes couldn't be more different.
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