Trump administration wants to remove regulations on a super planet-heating gas

The Trump administration wants to undo a Biden-era rule that would reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5751x3835+0+0/resize/5751x3835!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F59%2Ff8%2F279a0562421d99fc8fa1bcc883cb%2Fap22314703965213.jpg' alt='Flares burn off methane and other hydrocarbons at an oil and gas facility in Lenorah, Texas, Oct. 15, 2021.'/><p>The Trump administration wants to undo a Biden-era rule that would reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.</p><p>(Image credit: David Goldman)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5995910' />