Dive Brief:

• As part of its ongoing efforts to combat climate change, the Obama administration announced that it will propose rules to cut methane emissions across multiple industries, including landfills and coal mines. 
• The EPA is expected to introduce standards that will impact new landfills by the summer, and consider whether to impose tighter regulations on existing landfills. The agency will be accepting public comments. 
• The United States has pledged to cut its methane emissions by 15% from the 2005 level by 2020.

Dive Insight:

According to the EPA, these are the first rules created that would target methane gas. The rules targeting methane emissions across numerous industries are part of an effort to fight climate change. A stringent timeline for these changes has not been released.