Durango Herald: Federal regulators Tuesday announced the first-ever national methane regulations aimed at significantly cutting the greenhouse gas.
The expected announcement was met by cheers from the environmental world, while the energy sector suggested it amounts to additional red tape.
The proposal calls for a reduction in methane emissions from the oil-and-gas industry by as much as 45 percent in the next 10 years from 2012 levels. In addition to cutting greenhouse gases, it also would reduce volatile...