PS Mag: Why Is the GOP Rolling Back Methane Regulations?

Between 1980 to 2012, global methane emissions from oil and gas production were 73 percent higher than estimated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and by EDGAR (the European Commission’s emission inventory), according to the new study, published this week in Environmental Research Letters.

My bold emphasis. Likely they're panicking at the fact costs of solar & wind are dropping below oil and gas prices.