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The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Saturday establishing limits on methane pollution from the oil and gas industry, completing the first major climate rule from the Biden administration.

New methane emissions standards are expected to prevent 1.5 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases from being emitted over the next 15 years.

The Biden administration has finalized a rule to cut the US fossil fuel industry’s emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming gas.

New York is going backwards in its commitment to developing offshore wind and transitioning from polluting gas.

Experts say China’s objectives are ‘too ambiguous’

It was not discovered for three months.

It’s clear more responsibility is needed among industry giants.

Methane emissions from human activities appeared set to rise by 13 percent between 2020 and 2030, the report read.

“We believe we could have field pilots tested within three to four years."