Cantwell Challenges Zinke´s Decision To Roll Back Rule That Prevents Waste And Saves Taxpayers Money
(WorldNews Environment)

Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) made the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior`s decision to roll back the Bureau of Land Management`s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention Rule. `Even though Congress has already rejected an attack on the Obama-era methane rule, Secretary Zinke has ignored Congressional intent and moved forward with this ill-advised scheme anyway. If this new rule is implemented, companies will be able to waste millions of dollars in taxpayer resources by releasing 180,000 tons of methane pollution per year into our air,` said Senator Cantwell. The...