BGOV Bill Analysis: S. J. Res. 76, Undo Methane Standard Pause

A Trump administration decision to pause implementation deadlines of Biden-era methane and other emission standards for 18 months would be repealed using the Congressional Review Act under S. J. Res. 76.

The Environmental Protection Agency on July 31 issued an interim rule to delay implementation of a March 2024 regulation that requires newly constructed oil and natural gas facilities to mitigate methane emissions.

The Biden administration rule also imposed new standards for toxic air pollutants and volatile organic compounds, also known as VOCs, that create smog, limited routine flaring of associated natural gas emitted from new oil wells, created ...