Posted on 04/05/2018 12:18:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
An on-again, off-again effort to restrict harmful methane emissions on federal lands is off — again.
A federal judge in Wyoming has halted the clean-air rule indefinitely. Judge Scott Skavdahl says it "makes little sense" to force oil and gas companies to comply with the Obama-era rule when the Trump administration has moved to roll back the 2016 regulation.
Skavdahl says enforcing the rule "provides minimal public benefit" while imposing potentially significant costs on industry.
Wednesday's ruling is the latest in a back-and-forth series of court decisions and administrative actions as the Trump administration tries to weaken or delay a rule imposed in the waning days of the Obama administration.
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The cows are safe for now.
WOO HOO!
Cows can fart away on public land!!
“Harmful”
Trump killed Global Warming , he stopped feeding it Cash
If these companies had to pay a royalty on this gas, it wouldn't be escaping.
Welfare for the rich.
Anyway, a lawsuit was filed today against trump.
ALSO the Buffalo in Yellowstone!!!
Won't be just Old Faithful erupting.
So I have to let the the Hubster out of the basement now?
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