The new measures, which affect leaks from drill sites as well as pipelines, come as President Biden presses other nations to cut their emissions at a major climate summit in Scotland. The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing more frequent and stringent well monitoring, and the capturing of natural gas found alongside oil. The Transportation Department's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will finalize a rule Tuesday extending federal pipeline safety standards to more than 400,000 miles of pipelines. |
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