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Cantwell Statement On Trump Administration's Intent to Ignore Methane Waste Prevention Rule

Statement

Date: June 14, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Natural Resources

Today, Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) made the following statement on the Department of the Interior's stated intent to ignore the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention Rule:

"The BLM Methane Rule now has the force of law--and President Trump is breaking it. Congress voted for people over polluters and the administration must respect that outcome."


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