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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, joined by Sens. Ed Markey (left) and Martin Heinrich, discusses legislation Wednesday to reimpose regulations to reduce methane pollution from oil and gas wells. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
The U.S. Senate has taken a step toward more vigorously regulating climate-warming methane leaks from the oil and gas industry, a move supporters say is key to achieving President Biden s ambitious climate goals.
Senators on Wednesday reversed a Trump rollback by voting on a resolution under the Congressional Review Act, which gives them the ability to undo agency rules passed in the last months of the previous administration.
Senate Votes to Restore Obama-Era Regulation of Methane, a Climate-Warming Gas
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Senate Votes To Restore Regulations On Climate-Warming Methane Emissions
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Senate Votes to Restore Obama-Era Regulation of Methane, a Climate-Warming Gas
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