Trump administration signals new methane regulations after decade of industry scrutiny

The Trump administration is promising updated methane rules for oil and gas operations, particularly in the Permian Basin, following more than ten years of regulatory efforts to control emissions from wells, pipelines, and processing plants

First covered Oct 20, 2026 · 1:55 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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Coverage

22d Inside Climate News After a Decade of Efforts to Regulate Methane, the Trump Administration Promises New Rules — In the Permian Basin of West Texas, methane gas billows from oil wells. It blasts out of pressure valves on pipelines, wafts from sprawling gas processing…

Primary sources

epa.gov Epa Releases Proposal End Burdensome Costly Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Saving 24 (epa.gov)

govinfo.gov Dcpd 202100095 (govinfo.gov)

obamawhitehouse.archives.gov Continuing to Drive Methane Emission Reductions

More coverage from around the web

washingtonpost.com Trump administration scraps Obama-era regulations limiting methane leaks at oil and gas sites - The Washington Post

thehill.com Trump to propose relaxing methane rules for oil and gas industry

thehill.com Trump to propose relaxing oil and gas methane rules

edf.org Trump EPA Delays Methane Pollution Protections from Oil and Gas Industry Despite Health Risks, Energy Waste, Widespread Opposition

eelp.law.harvard.edu EPA VOC and Methane Standards for Oil and Gas Facilities

Discussion

Bluesky: @akshatrathi.bsky.social Akshat Rathi · 22d ago · 48 ♥ “Methane emissions are not slowing down,” said @txsharon.bsky.social, an activist in Texas who has documented pollution from oil and gas for more than 20 years. “Nobody ever knows because it’s invisible.”

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