The Biden admin wants new fines for methane emissions. Utah producers say they shouldn’t have to pay.
The industry says it already is voluntarily cutting emissions.
(Rick Bowmer | Associated Press) Pumpjacks dip their heads to extract oil in a basin south of Duchesne, Utah in 2023. The oil and natural gas industry is the largest industrial emitter of methane in the United States, and the Biden administration has proposed a rule that would fine operators for excess emissions.