We should once again offer a tip of the hat to Barack Obama for not going gently into that good night as a lame duck.
He’s still in the batter’s box trying to build his legacy on climate change with a fresh raft of proposed EPA regulations, this time focused on methane emissions specific to oil and gas drilling sites. (Fox News)
"The Obama administration is proposing to cut methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production by nearly half over the next decade in an unprecedented step to curb climate change.
The administration’s target is to cut methane from oil and gas drilling by 40 to 45 percent by 2025, compared to 2012 levels.
The move was not unexpected — officials set the same goal in a preliminary blueprint in January.
Still, by moving forward with the official proposal,
President Barack Obama is adding to a list of energy regulations that have drawn applause from environmentalists and ire from energy advocates.
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