Congress Votes to Restore Methane Emissions Regulations in a Boost to Combating Climate Change
President Biden is expected to sign the resolution, which will reinstate limits on the dangerous greenhouse gas.
WASHINGTON (June 25, 2021) – The House of Representatives today voted to pass a measure previously approved by the Senate that would undo a Trump Administration action that repealed limits on methane emissions.
“Restoring the Obama-era limits on methane emissions will help create a cleaner future for both people and wildlife,” said Michael Obeiter, senior director of federal climate strategy for the National Audubon Society. “Curtailing methane emissions from oil and gas operations is good for the climate, often pays for itself, and reduces air pollution—a win-win-win for people, the climate, and birds.”
A 2019 report from the National Audubon Society found that two-thirds of North American bird species will be vulnerable to extinction if global temperatures are allowed to rise at the current rate. Reducing emissions from greenhouse gases like carbon and methane will help alleviate some of the worst effects of climate change.
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