#EPA to reconsider rule on methane emissions from #oil, #gas wells $XLE

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At the urging of the fossil fuels industry, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday morning announced it’s putting on hold an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting methane emissions from oil and gas wells. In a statement, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said the agency is issuing a 90-day stay on the 2016 regulation, which put in place…