EDF Files Lawsuit Against Trump Rollback of Onerous EPA Methane Regs

In early April, the EPA revised certain Biden-era oil and natural gas regulations, specifically aspects of the 2024 Clean Air Act rules (OOOOb/c, known as “Quad O”), to reduce compliance burdens and lower energy costs (see EPA Issues Final Quad O Rule Overturning Biden-Era Onerous Regs). Key revisions include extending temporary flaring allowances from 24 to 72 hours and adjusting Net Heating Value (NHV) monitoring requirements, both of which are expected to reduce unnecessary testing without affecting emissions. The so-called Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) sued the EPA last week to force the agency to keep the onerous Biden regs in place.

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