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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Alejandra Martinez

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, 22 other states sue to halt planned federal methane fines

The Rebel Gas Plant vents off natural gas into two flare stacks Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Garden City.
A natural gas flare in Garden City. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the federal government to stop a methane tax aimed at reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas. (Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by a 22-state coalition, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block the implementation of a methane emissions tax created under the Inflation Reduction Act.

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