The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday to restore an Obama-era rule that cracked down on methane emissions from oil and gas industries as the Biden administration looks to combat climate change.
The vote was 52-42. Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Rob Portman of Ohio voted with the Democrats to approve the resolution, which now goes to the House.In September, the Trump administration rolled back a 2016 regulation limiting methane leaks by requiring companies to monitor and repair new natural gas equipment.
This is the first, and large, step in that direction."Read MoreThe annual increase in methane levels hit a record high in 2020 despite the pandemic's shutdown of commerce across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Methane traps heat much better than carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas, but degrades faster.
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