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Federal Register · January 17, 2025
The title they went with Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review; Correction Noisy translates that to

US environmental regulators correct their own math on oil and gas emissions rules

What happened
The US environmental regulators are adjusting proposed rules for oil and natural gas emissions. This change corrects earlier estimates for how much information companies would need to collect.
Why it matters
This document is a technical correction to a proposed rule, not a change in the rule itself. It means the US environmental regulators are refining their internal calculations for how much burden new emissions reporting will place on companies. It does not alter the substance of the proposed emissions standards.
The signal
Watch for the final rule to see if the underlying emissions standards themselves are changed, or if this remains a purely administrative correction.
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