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President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday plans to significantly ease restrictions on methane emissions from oil and gas producers, targeting regulations introduced by the Biden administration. Trump stated that the move would save consumers and energy producers $45 billion and unlock vast quantities of Texas natural gas. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had previously estimated savings of $45 billion but provided no detailed breakdown of the figure. The new rule, proposed by the EPA, revises a Biden-era rule targeting methane leaks and would relax methane monitoring and emission-control requirements. Environmental groups argue that weaker restrictions on methane would worsen air pollution in communities near oil and gas operations.
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