New Obama rules aim to slash methane emissions

The rule will call for between 40% and 45% reduction of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry by 2025. Methane accounts for 10% of the United States’ total greenhouse gas emissions; 30% of U.S. methane emissions originate from producing and transmitting oil or natural gas — the rest comes from agriculture, landfills and coal plants.

“We are in the process of developing these standards. we don’t have sharp estimates of costs until we’re a little bit down the track here,” said Dan Utech, Obama’s top aide handling energy and climate change.

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