Climate
Trump announces rollback of Biden-era methane rules for oil and gas
October 28, 2026 at 06:27 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 5 hours
Trump has announced his administration will terminate Biden-era methane emissions regulations for the oil and gas sector, unveiling the plans at a campaign rally in Texas.
- Trump announced at a campaign rally in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday that his administration is terminating Biden-era methane emissions rules.
- Trump said the change would save consumers and energy producers $45bn and unlock 210 million barrels of oil.
- The administration plans to ease rules on marginal wells, relax limits on flaring surplus gas, and repeal the super-emitter program requiring responses to reports of major leaks.