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The Biden administration has proposed a rule to limit methane flaring from oil and gas development on public lands.
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The EPA's rule mandates producers to closely monitor operations, identify methane leaks and do routine checks at well sites. The new rule also aims to reduce flaring, or burning of natural gas at well sites.
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Methane. It's more than just the gas released when cows... release gas. It has a warming potential 25x higher than carbon dioxide. Researchers in Utah's Uinta Basin have been studying emissions of methane and other chemicals from natural gas drilling sites since 2015. They recently found that, despite gas production decreasing, methane leaks at these sites have remained the same. As the world works to reduce greenhouse gases, these research provides valuable insights into sources of these emissions.
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Oil and gas production in the Uinta Basin has slowed down over the past five years, but harmful natural gas leaks into the atmosphere remain high. Researchers have been measuring emissions in the Uinta Basin since 2015.
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Environmentalists and others are optimistic that key climate-change regulations on methane leaks – rolled back during the Trump administration – soon will…