Court Rules EPA to Enforce Methane Limits on Big Energy

U.S. Court of Appeals ruled EPA Secretary Pruitt lacked authority to delay methane pollution rules on Big Energy, and has ordered agency enforcement.

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CNN

By Rene Marsh

The EPA must enforce Obama era pollution limits for the oil and gas industry, a federal court said Monday.

Nine of the 11 judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued the latest ruling after a ruling by the court in July that the EPA unlawfully tried to delay implementing the Obama-era methane pollution rule.

The rule sets limits for greenhouse emissions for the energy industry, and requires companies to identify and fix leaks. In June, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt sought a two-year pause on the new methane rule so the agency could “look broadly” at regulations and review their impact.

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