Texas filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a major Biden administration climate rule in a federal court.
The Texas lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia Circuit, takes aim at EPA’s rule to clamp down on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
EPA announced its final rule in December at global climate talks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but the regulation wasn’t officially published until Friday, a delay that made some climate advocates anxious. The formal publication in the government’s Federal Register opened the window for lawsuits and set a date for the rule to take effect, which is set to happen May 7.
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The Texas lawsuit doesn’t come as a surprise.
