Viewpoint: What’s the likely impact when the EPA loosens rules limiting methane pollution from oil and gas wells? Alex Cuadros | September 17, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/09/17/viewpoint-whats-the-likely-impact-when-the-epa-loosens-rules-limiting-methane-pollution-from-oil-and-gas-wells/ The Trump administration is poised to loosen environmental restrictions on oil and gas wells that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas.