Biden Revokes Trump-Era Rule That Eased Restrictions on Methane Emissions

President Joe Biden hands a pen to House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L), alongside other members of the House, after signing a bill dealing with greenhouse gas emissions, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, on June 30, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

President Joe Biden on June 30 signed into law a bill overturning a Trump-era environmental rule that eased restrictions on methane emissions from oil and gas drilling.

Called S.J.Res. 14, the joint resolution nullifies the “Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review” rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Sept. 14, 2020.