EPA formally proposes plan to charge fee for methane emissions
Final rule will take effect 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register
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Texas receives $80 million to plug orphaned oil, gas wells
State is first of 26 slated to receive total of $660 million to clean up legacy pollution
California spending $130 million to turn waste into compost and clean energy
Program will award grants to 23 projects that involve recycling organic material into compost
New EPA regulations aim to cut methane emissions in oil and gas production
Final rule will require oil and gas companies to eliminate routine flaring of natural gas from new oil wells as one way to reduce methane emissions
