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The Associated Press

Biden tightens methane emissions rules, even as the U.S. pushes for more oil drilling

A flare to burn methane from oil production is seen in August 2021 on a well pad near Watford City, N.D. (Matthew Brown/AP)

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming even as President Joe Biden has pressed energy producers for more oil drilling to lower prices at the gasoline pump.

Biden was set to announce on Friday a supplemental rule cracking down on emissions of methane — a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming and packs a stronger short-term punch than even carbon dioxide — as he attends a global climate conference in Egypt.

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