How Trump could scrap Biden’s historic methane fee

Oil and gas companies will have to pay a fee for releasing methane into the atmosphere under a new regulation from the Biden administration out this week. But the rule is likely to be clawed back when Donald Trump returns to power and with Republicans likely controlling both chambers of Congress. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down the complicated process to repeal Biden’s methane fee. Plus, AI will be used at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant and the United States will likely pledge a new target to cut pollution at the United Nations’ climate talks despite Trump’s return. Alex Guillén is an energy reporter for POLITICO Pro.  Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.  Annie Rees is the managing producer for audio at POLITICO. Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.  Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy