US issues stricter methane rules for oil and gas sector
EPA sets out finalised rules to cut emissions of methane as part of Obama's Climate Action Plan
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday finalised new stricter standards aimed at reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. First set out by the Obama administration in...
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