'America is back and leading by example in confronting the climate crisis with bold ambition,' said EPA Administrator Michael Regan. In a major expansion, these new rules also will apply to existing facilities. Last April, Congress restored Obama-era methane regulations, but they only apply to new and modified operations. That's why the Environmental Protection Agency says reducing methane emissions now 'would have a rapid and significant effect' on global warming. But it doesn't stay in the atmosphere nearly as long as carbon dioxide, the most common human-caused greenhouse gas. Methane is the main ingredient in natural gas.
climate meeting in Glasgow are pushing countries to join a global pledge to cut methane, a climate-warming gas that's even more potent than carbon dioxide. The Biden administration is proposing stricter regulations to reduce leaks of methane from oil and gas industry operations. This undated file photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks. The Biden administration is proposing new regulations to limit climate-warming methane emissions from oil and gas operations and pipelines.