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US finalizes methane fee on emitters in waning months of Biden administration

Nov. 14, 2024
The US EPA in the waning months of the Biden administration finalized a new rule implementing a methane fee on oil and gas operations that release more than 25,000 tpy of CO2 ...

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Industry ‘concerned’ after lackluster Wyoming lease sale

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