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Trump 'Environmental Destruction Agency Continues Its Rampage' With Methane Pollution Rollback

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced plans to further weaken federal protections against methane pollution from oil and gas operations, prompting environmental advocates to accuse the Trump administration of once again putting fossil fuel interests ahead of public health and the climate. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made the…

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