Talk is cheap. For years, oil and gas companies have publicly talked about their support for the EPA’s efforts to cut methane from the sector. Their support, for better or for worse, helped bolster pressure on the Biden administration to enact strong rules to slash pollution from oil and gas operations, which will protect the health of millions of Americans and take important steps towards preventing a climate crisis.
Now, with Trump ready to take office, two Texas-based industry trade groups – Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) and Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA) – are making an aggressive appeal to the incoming president to scrap these efforts.
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