{"id":343475,"date":"2024-09-17T12:56:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T10:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=343475"},"modified":"2024-09-17T12:56:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T10:56:14","slug":"court-blocks-biden-harris-methane-emissions-rule-in-five-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=343475","title":{"rendered":"Court Blocks Biden-Harris Methane Emissions Rule In Five States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A federal judge temporarily halted the enforcement of a Biden-Harris administration rule in five states on Thursday designed to reduce methane emissions and minimize natural gas waste on federal lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from enforcing a new rule<\/a> that was implemented in April in North Dakota, Montana, Texas, Wyoming and Utah, according<\/a> to The Hill. These states argued that the federal rule, which mandates oil and gas<\/a> companies to implement waste reduction plans and leak detection programs on public lands, constitutes an overreach of federal authority, infringing upon state rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contested rule requires operators to curtail the venting, flaring and leaking of natural gas during oil extraction processes, the outlet reported. The Biden-Harris administration has made it part<\/a> of its climate agenda to reduce certain emissions, like methane, the primary component of natural gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We applaud the U.S. District Court judge's decision to temporarily block @BLMNational<\/a> from enforcing a natural gas venting and flaring rule published in April 2024.

Read the joint statement with @DrewWrigley<\/a> here:https:\/\/t.co\/XHkhsn4XSL<\/a>

This rule is yet another example of the\u2026<\/p>— Gov. Doug Burgum (@GovDougBurgum) September 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>