EPA to weaken methane rule deadlines for oil and gas sites
EPA is preparing to let oil and gas operations miss compliance deadlines under a Biden-era methane rule as the agency weighs whether to overhaul or repeal the regulation.
The agency sent a proposal to the White House on Wednesday that would offer an 'extension of deadlines' for oil and gas producers and processors under the 2023 methane requirements.
EPA offered no specifics on the proposal.
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'EPA looks forward to issuing the proposal after interagency review concludes,' the agency said in an email to POLITICO's E&E News.
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