Environment

US drops Biden-era methane fee on oil and gas producers

Congress kills provision from EPA that would have charged $900 per tonne on excess methane emissions

In this file photo, former US President Joe Biden shakes hands with incoming US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 13 November 2024.
In this file photo, former US President Joe Biden shakes hands with incoming US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 13 November 2024.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
North America Energy CorrespondentBaton Rouge
Published 28 February 2025, 17:30Updated 3 March 2025, 07:53
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