The U.S. Interior Department on March 27 said it had finalized rules aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands.
The policy complements efforts the Biden administration has made at other agencies to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that tends to leak from drill sites and pipelines.
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