EPA: Methane Rollback Shaves 11 Cents Off Crude

Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the methane rollback Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas, and the EPA's own math says it barely moves the needle. Crude prices drop 11 cents a barrel in 2027, about what a gas station pop costs, and I've seen smarter decisions made by a cow stuck in a gate. The agency figures about $45 billion in savings through 2050, and Semafor says the rollback mostly helps small producers. That's how a rule ought to work: help the fellow with three wells and a pickup, not the outfit with a building full of lawyers. Still, it needs a public comment period and more review, and the numbers are a small-potatoes story. Washington can take its time, slow as molasses in January.