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Obama-Era Clean-Air Rule on Methane Emissions Blocked Again
U.S. News & World Report ^ | April 5, 2018 | BY MATTHEW DALY

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: bhoepa; energy; epa; hussein; hydrocarbons; lawsuit; maga; opec; ruling; scottskavdahl; trumpenvironment; trumpepa

1 posted on 04/05/2018 12:18:20 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The cows are safe for now.


2 posted on 04/05/2018 12:35:29 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

WOO HOO!

Cows can fart away on public land!!


3 posted on 04/05/2018 12:35:40 PM PDT by lightman (ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Harmful”


4 posted on 04/05/2018 12:40:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump killed Global Warming , he stopped feeding it Cash


5 posted on 04/05/2018 12:41:20 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: butlerweave; Oldeconomybuyer
Think about all the money the the govt is not collecting as royalties.

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.

6 posted on 04/05/2018 1:27:43 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: lightman

ALSO the Buffalo in Yellowstone!!!


7 posted on 04/05/2018 1:43:30 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles
ALSO the Buffalo in Yellowstone!!!

Won't be just Old Faithful erupting.

8 posted on 04/05/2018 1:52:52 PM PDT by lightman (ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So I have to let the the Hubster out of the basement now?


9 posted on 04/05/2018 5:31:17 PM PDT by CaptainPhilFan
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