US proposes methane cuts for oil and gas industry

US authorities on Tuesday proposed the first-ever federal regulations to cut the potent greenhouse gas methane by limiting emissions from the oil and gas industry. The four-part proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency is part of President Barack Obama's Climate Action Plan, aimed at reducing pollution that is hastening human-caused climate change. "We do project that our proposal will achieve significant reductions to benefit the climate and public health on the way to meeting that goal,