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Senators Reject Effort To Roll Back Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rule

It's a rare victory for environmentalists so far under President Trump. The Senate vote over rolling back an Obama-era regulation was close — tipping after three Republican senators voted no.

In a rare victory for environmentalists under President Trump, the Senate rejected efforts to roll back an Obama-era rule limiting methane emissions from energy production sites on federal land.

The vote over the greenhouse gas was close — — with Republican Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Susan Collins coming down against the resolution, which would have repealed the Bureau

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