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Federal judge blocks Trump administration's easing of rule on methane emissions

from Reuters

Federal judge blocks Trump administration's easing of rule on methane emissions Reuters A federal judge in California late on July 25 blocked a rollback by the Trump administration of a rule on slashing emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane from oil and gas operations on federal and tribal lands. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Rogers of the Northern District of California said in her ruling that the administration’s easing of the Waste Prevention Rule was contrary to the Interior Department’s mandate to ensure safe and responsible drilling on public lands, and failed to consider scientific findings relied upon by previous presidential administrations. READ MORE

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