EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells by Alex Cuadros September 11, 2026, 5:00 am

EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas. by Alex Cuadros September 11, 2026, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/methane-gas-epa-proposal-stripper-wells?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river