ProPublica reveals draft rule gutting methane rules on stripper wells
1 Sep 11 8:00 AM · 12d ago · 2 articles · 10 posts · 120 comments · 5 sources · development 1 of 6
A leaked draft rule under White House review would drastically weaken leak-inspection and equipment requirements for over 700,000 low-producing "stripper wells," which produce 6% of US oil and gas but roughly half the sector's methane pollution.
“This is not about energy dominance. It's about padding the pockets of oil and gas operators and saddling society with the costs.”
Darin Schroeder, Clean Air Task Force
Donald Trump US PresidentAaron Szabo EPA official, former Hilcorp lobbyistJeffery Hildebrand Founder and owner of Hilcorp, oil billionaireDarin Schroeder Clean Air Task Force, climate advocacy groupNat Keohane President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
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NEW: The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas. By allowing the weakening of labor unions and community participation, and failing to demand good antitrust enforcement, the…
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Oh good. Another fascist Trump Regime edict we can quickly get rid of when Dems take back Congress and the WH. Our planet is quickly dying. And here’s just one of many, many examples: #SaveOurPlanet #ClimateDisaster
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Guardian reported on positive tipping points the other day, one of which was methane reduction... now this https://www. propublica.org/article/methane -gas-epa-proposal-stripper-wells # climatecrisis
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Thank you for posting that. We all need to be aware of how fast things are falling apart ecologically. Too many of us are oblivious.
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The Trump administration is poised to loosen environmental restrictions on oil and gas wells that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. @propublica.org @alexcuadros.bsky.social
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Thank you, ProPublica. Your work is crucial. 💟
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Why even call it the Environmental Protection Agency anymore? Why doesn’t Trump just rename it the “Department of War on Our Environment and Our Health”? Just one of the thousands of despicable acts by this administration. The EPA administrator definitely should be in prison after 2028.
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Methane one of the major causes to climate change and these wells are major contributors.
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Because every single person in this administration is the opposite of what they should be. The EPA is allowing corporations to pollute and destroy the environment. The DOJ is a corrupt cesspool attacking rtump's supposed enemies. And on and on.
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The trump regime is actively working to poison/kill as many of us as possible. Is it just bribes, or is there another reason??
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Elite Protection Agency Protecting nothing but billionaires these days.
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What's legitimately sad is that Nixon created the EPA. So our previously most corrupt to the point of being a joke president created the EPA, and the current way more corrupt president is killing it.
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you see these rusted out old rigs all over tx, a lot on private property & because they are unmanned they leak & are prone to have fire flare-ups
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It's literally become the Environmental Pollution Agency.
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EPA has improved life immeasurably: stopped lead poisoning of Gen X, clean drinking water, fishable/swimmable water, air that no longer looks like LA once did, toxic waste sites contained and health protected.... Government gets delegitimised by polluted administration. Don't buy their mind-crack.
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If you need any further proof that the administration is working to kill off the population through environmental terrorism, I am not sure what else can lift the viel that they care about anyone but themselves. It's them or us and it is almost too late.
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The GOP is a fascist death cult. Republicans are actively pushing policies to cull the population.
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Just one of a string of moves putting profit over lives!
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The EPA now protected by Justice Gorsuck so he can reclaim his mommy's legacy at the agency...he will destroy all of our environmental safeguards to do just that....no water, dirty water the oligarchs don't care, they fly in their private planes or sail on their yachts to Europe for clean air/water
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If there’s a comment period, please publish link and info.
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Stop them in court until we win in November.
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Someone above is crying AI will kill all humans. But here's where it's useful. I gave it the post by ProPublica and asked your question. AIs can also be wrong. If it's critical I cross check with another or even two more AIs.
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These old wells are all over West Texas. The companies and the people are long gone and there's nobody left to hang it on.
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