{
  "id": 16782475,
  "title": "Trump is making it easier for fossil fuel companies to leak methane",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/trump-is-making-it-easier-for-fossil-fuel-companies-to-leak-methane",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T18:25:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/1019691/gas-leak-methane-rule-rollback-trump"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In its latest gift to oil and gas companies, the Trump administration is expected to announce plans today to weaken rules that guard against methane leaks. Methane is a smog-forming pollutant and a powerful greenhouse gas that's up to 80 times as potent as carbon dioxide on a 20-year horizon. It's the primary component of […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}