Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling

President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2031x1354+0+0/resize/2031x1354!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2F05%2Fae04f39b4f9aa12f06398a38d914%2Fap26300850482585.jpg' alt='President Donald Trump throws a hat into the crowd as he arrives at a campaign rally at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.'/><p>President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.</p><p>(Image credit: Annie Rice)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-150299' />