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28 October 2026

Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling

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Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling

President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling. (Image credit: Annie Rice)

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