The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule to significantly reduce methane emissions and other pollutants over the next 15 years by setting stringent standards for oil and natural gas operations, the agency announced Saturday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai. 

“On day one, President Biden restored America’s critical role as the global leader in confronting climate change, and today we’ve backed up that commitment with strong action, significantly slashing methane emissions and other air pollutants that endanger communities,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement.