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EPA Finalizes Methane Emissions Rules
2016-05-13 15:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Following President Obama`s promise to cut toxic methane leaks at oil and gas facilities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday announced the U.S. government`s "first-ever" set of standards to reduce such emissions--but the new regulations were decried by environmentalist critics as not far-reaching enough. "EPA`s methane regulations are a welcome first step, but contain too many loopholes to be a comprehensive check on industry recklessness," warned Greenpeace researcher...
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