Biden is about to get tough on methane leaks from oil and gas wells

The EPA's rules will strengthen regulations on methane leaks from new and existing oil and gas wells.

The EPA will propose rules to plug methane gas leaks at hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells in the U.S.

President Joe Biden will formally announce the proposals during the second day of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, according to senior Biden administration officials. The agency's measures will strengthen regulations on new oil and gas wells and impose new requirements for existing wells that previously escaped methane regulations. Presidentwill formally announce the proposals during the second day of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, according to senior administration officials.

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