California, New Mexico sue Trump administration over methane rules rollback
Source: NBC News
A Sierra Club official calls the rollback part of the Trump administration's 'ongoing assault on clean air.'
by Dennis Romero / Sep.18.2018 / 8:38 PM ET
California and New Mexico teamed up to file suit against the Trump administration Tuesday after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced that it was eliminating Obama-era rules intended to reduce energy companies' methane emissions on Indian tribal and federally controlled lands.
In announcing the lawsuit to "set aside" the rules' repeal, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra noted that the same two states have twice successfully sued the Trump administration after it attempted to thwart the same regulations.
"We've sued the administration before over the illegal delay and suspension of this rule and will continue doing everything in our power to hold them accountable for the sake of our people and planet," Becerra said in a statement.
Image: BP Carson Oil Refinery
The regulations will be wiped out in 60 days unless the Northern California U.S. District Court challenge is successful. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas that experts say contributes to global warming, often escapes in the extraction of natural gas.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-new-mexico-sue-trump-administration-over-methane-rules-rollback-n910906
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