Once again, Trump enters the White House just as major climate regulations have been finalized, threatening to undo the progress we desperately need and fought so hard for. In 2017, Trump entered the White House on the heels of efforts by the Obama Administration to cut methane emissions from new oil and gas facilities. By March of 2017, Trump had ordered his EPA to review the rules and eventually roll back all safeguards for methane.
This time looks to be no different. In 2025 Trump will enter office just as the Biden Administration finalizes a multi-part effort to slash methane emissions from oil and gas — including EPA methane rules that improve upon Obama-era safeguards, penalties for chronic polluters, and updates to an antiquated and flawed emissions reporting system. Once again, Trump has already signaled his intentions to reward the oil and gas industry, which bankrolled his campaign with actions to weaken and altogether gut Biden-era rules.
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