Oct 8, 2026 · 5 min · 9 segments
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The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing major changes to regulations aimed at limiting oil and gas emissions.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the overhaul Wednesday at the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association's annual conference in Santa Fe, calling New Mexico a, quote, energy powerhouse.
Zeldin said the EPA plans to rescind a Biden-era program that allowed third parties to identify and report major methane releases from oil and gas operations.
The agency also plans to change how it regulates low-producing, quote, stripper wells, which officials have said can have disproportionately high methane emissions.
Delden argued the changes will reduce regulatory burdens on small producers and help expand U.S. energy production.
But environmental groups protesting outside the conference said rolling back pollution standards could increase emissions and threaten people living and working near oil and gas wells.
The Biden administration's rules also targeted routine flaring and required oil and gas companies to monitor for leaks.
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing major changes to regulations aimed at limiting oil and gas emissions.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the overhaul Wednesday at the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association's annual conference in Santa Fe, calling New Mexico a, quote, energy powerhouse.
Zeldin said the EPA plans to rescind a Biden-era program that allowed third parties to identify and report major methane releases from oil and gas operations.
The agency also plans to change how it regulates low-producing, quote, stripper wells, which officials have said can have disproportionately high methane emissions.
Delden argued the changes will reduce regulatory burdens on small producers and help expand U.S. energy production.
But environmental groups protesting outside the conference said rolling back pollution standards could increase emissions and threaten people living and working near oil and gas wells.
The Biden administration's rules also targeted routine flaring and required oil and gas companies to monitor for leaks.
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