Trump Terminates Biden Methane Rule, Citing $45 Billion Savings as Satellite Spots Large Texas Plume
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Updated · POLITICO · Oct 28
Trump Terminates Biden Methane Rule, Citing $45 Billion Savings as Satellite Spots Large Texas Plume
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Oct 28
Summary
Days after a satellite detected a large methane plume near oil and gas wells by Trump’s Lubbock, Texas, rally site, he formally scrapped Biden-era methane rules.
Trump said the rollback would save consumers and producers $45 billion, unlock vast quantities of Texas natural gas and add 210 million barrels of oil output.
The move highlights a clash between rapidly improving methane-detection technology and political efforts in the U.S. and Europe to weaken or delay leak-curbing rules.
American and European regulators argue the restrictions risk raising energy prices and limiting supply, even as new monitoring tools make leaks and operators easier to identify.