Biden’s Methane Rule Is Dead

Oil and gas producers in the United States will no longer be obliged to pay a fee for the methane they emit in the course of their operations after Congress voted to axe one of the most celebrated moves of the Biden administration in the energy space. With a 52-47 vote, senators repealed the fee, and now all that’s left is for President Trump to sign it, likely adding more fuel to environmentalist organizations’ frustrations with the new federal government. The offensive against methane began early in President Biden’s term. Widely…