ASSOCIATED PRESS • October 27, 2026
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “terminating” a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling. Trump said during a campaign rally in Texas that the change would save companies and consumers billions of dollars and unlock 210 million barrels of oil. That’s equivalent to about 10 days of U.S. petroleum consumption. The move aims to encourage more domestic drilling as Trump faces criticism over high fuel pricesamid the war in Iran. Methane is responsible for about a third of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, scientists estimate.