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US will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: The United States Environmental Protection Agency has formally announced plans
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  Speaker 1: to rescind federal regulations aimed at curtailing methane leaks across
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  Speaker 1: the domestic oil and natural gas sector. Speaking at an
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  Speaker 1: industry event in Santa Fe, New Mexico, agency leadership confirmed
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  Speaker 1: that federal regulators are preparing to roll back rules established
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  Speaker 1: during the previous administration. arguing that stringent environmental compliance requirements
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  Speaker 1: impose unworkable financial burdens on energy producers and drive up
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  Speaker 1: consumer fuel costs. The agency stated that dismantling these compliance
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  Speaker 1: measures is expected to save the domestic energy industry tens
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  Speaker 1: of billions of dollars annually while fostering increased domestic fossil
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  Speaker 1: fuel production. Central to the proposed rollback is the elimination
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  Speaker 1: of the Super-Emitter Program, an oversight mechanism that authorized certified
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  Speaker 1: third-party monitoring groups to utilize advanced remote sensing technology to
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  Speaker 1: detect major atmospheric methane releases and mandate immediate corporate repairs.
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  Speaker 1: Under the planned revisions, Federal oversight over low-producing marginal wells
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  Speaker 1: will also be substantially weakened, relieving smaller operators from continuous
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  Speaker 1: leak detection and repair requirements. Administration officials maintain that the
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  Speaker 1: policy shift is necessary to ensure reliable, affordable energy supplies
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  Speaker 1: for American households and eliminate administrative hurdles that hinder domestic
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  Speaker 1: resource extraction. The regulatory rollback has sparked sharp opposition from
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  Speaker 1: environmental organizations, climate scientists, and public health advocates who emphasize
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  Speaker 1: that methane is a potent greenhouse gas responsible for a
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  Speaker 1: substantial portion of global temperature increases. Critics contend that dismantling
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  Speaker 1: leak detection protocols will accelerate atmospheric warming, increase localized air pollution,
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  Speaker 1: and allow valuable natural gas resources to escape into the
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  Speaker 1: atmosphere without economic benefit. As the formal rulemaking process begins,
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  Speaker 1: Environmental groups have signaled intentions to mount legal challenges in
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  Speaker 1: federal court, setting the stage for an extended legal battle
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  Speaker 1: over federal environmental authority and energy industry oversight.