The Trump administration is delaying two Obama-era regulations aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and gas production. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File) ASSOCIATED PRESSUnintended methane releases could upend global efforts to curb climate change. The movement to regulate methane releases is supported among major oil and gas producers that have already invested in mitigation efforts. Scott Applewhite) ASSOCIATED PRESSThe Obama-Biden team saw natural gas as a bridge to renewables — but only if environmental safeguards were in place. The Environmental Protection Agency previously issued a report saying that methane emissions had decreased 23% between 1990 and 2018.

Source: Forbes May 10, 2021 12:11 UTC