EPA proposes methane emissions rollback - Oil and gas industry not entirely in favor

        August 29, 2019 Forbes | United States | fossil fuels: emissions

The EPA wants to change methane emission rules in the oil and gas sector that account for 10% of U.S. greenhouse gases. Methane (CH4) has 80 times the heat-trapping potential of carbon dioxide (CO2) over a 20-year period. The change reduces new monitoring technology for storage tanks, pipelines, and wells, but will regulate volatile organic compounds.