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Also, thanks for the shoutout @billmckibben!

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.@billmckibben did not pull any punches on Trump's decision to do the industry's bidding and gut methane regulations. https://t.co/v70NOsOTrM

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“The oil and gas industry says it’s a ‘good-faith’ partner eager to help craft regulations, but time and time again it’s worked behind the scenes to delay and weaken them,” Kane told @GuardianUS.

Reporting by Sara Sneath here: https://t.co/UG4hpgIgzL

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Fieldnotes' Julia Kane spoke with @GuardianUS about the extraordinary access the current administration granted to the oil & gas industry, which met with @EPA to discuss methane regulations 38 times during the first year of Trump's second term.

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Check out our recent investigation into the industry’s campaign against methane regulations to learn more: https://t.co/1Wj5EeP2vI

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Trump just announced the rollback of the EPA’s methane rule at a campaign rally in Lubbock, TX, bringing a long-sought industry goal one step closer to fruition.

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"Companies want to be able to *say* that they're well regulated, they don't actually want to be well regulated."

@fieldnotes' Julia Kane explains why the oil & gas industry is pushing the Trump admin to hollow out methane regs, but not fully repeal them. https://t.co/kbFuHi25nv

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The Trump admin is poised to gut regulations on methane, a potent greenhouse gas. This is exactly what the oil & gas industry has been asking for.

@dylanbaddour reports for @insideclimate: https://t.co/L3zeBDs0Gf

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“EPA is giving oil and gas corps exactly what they’ve long wanted, a toothless methane standard they can use to pretend they’re well-regulated, all while they continue to knowingly leak & flare dangerous amounts of the heat-trapping gas.” — FN's Julia Kane
https://t.co/Bau1Afa35o

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EPA is about to gut methane regulations, the result of “a coordinated industry strategy in which fossil fuel groups maneuvered behind the scenes to avoid regulatory accountability.”

@RSanta_notClaus reports for @MotherJones:
https://t.co/Bau1Af9vfQ

[Beyond Plastics @PlasticsBeyond]

@exxonmobil is one of the forces behind the Recycled Materials Attribution Act (HR 7502), a federal bill that would unfortunately codify and expand so-called “chemical recycling” across the US, according to excellent investigative journalism from @JoshVoorhees at @fldnotes_.

We recommend reading the full article, but here are the top takeaways:

“ExxonMobil is waging a sophisticated campaign of misdirection to weaken regulations on the processing of plastic waste into new industrial feedstocks and fuels, confidential documents obtained by Fieldnotes reveal.

In the past two years, the oil giant has:

-concealed its work behind a new industry front group, the Recycling Leadership Council;

-quietly enlisted the support of some of the world’s largest companies—including via an apparent quid pro quo with major pesticide manufacturers; and

-obscured its intent with legislative sleight of hand in a bill it ‘[d]eveloped and championed.’”

Corporations must reduce the amount of plastic they create, not weaken existing regulations.

https://t.co/5v5kxu1N5w

#exxon #plastic #climatechange

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To learn more about corporations’ decades-long campaign against methane regulations, check out @fldnotes_ and @climatecosts' recent briefing. ⬇️

https://t.co/6bLBQiEoyo

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EPA just announced that it’s “days not weeks” from gutting a landmark methane rule, fulfilling the oil & gas industry’s wishes.

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You can find Fieldnotes’ full investigation here: https://t.co/1Wj5EeP2vI

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The oil & gas industry says it supports methane regulations, but has been working behind the scenes with the Trump admin to gut them.

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Check out @RSanta_notClaus’s reporting for @DeSmog, featuring key findings from Fieldnotes’ new investigation:

https://t.co/iPVQA4bf7g

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Check out our investigation—based on internal comms that were never meant to be public, FOIA records, and more—to learn how industry has been maneuvering behind the scenes. ⬇️ https://t.co/1Wj5EeOuGa

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NEW: Oil & gas corporations have been working hand-in-glove with the Trump admin to gut methane regs.

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Our latest investigation into Exxon's 'advanced recycling' campaign has it all. https://t.co/h6fxTky4F0

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✅ Legislative sleight of hand and a handful of friendly congressmen.
✅ A secret deal with the world’s largest pesticide makers.
✅ A bespoke trade group fronted by global soda and snack giants.