The Trump administration is abandoning Obama administration curbs on methane leaks from oil and gas wells, a move that even some drillers oppose and that could become a campaign issue in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
The effort, which an administration official said would be finalized Thursday, represents the final Trump administration blow to former President
A gas flare burns past a pump jack in the Permian Basin area of Texas, U.S.
Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg
Methane is the chief component of natural gas, making it a valuable energy source and commodity. Yet it is also a climate menace -- a powerful ...