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For years the oil industry has appealed to the executive branch and courts to de-fang a U.S. rule forcing Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and other producers to disclose their payments to foreign governments. Now, the Republican takeover in Washington is handling it for them.

Exxon Set for Early Victory as Congress to Rescind Payments Rule - Bloomberg

Congressional Republicans are not wasting any time going after former president Barack Obama’s climate change legacy. House Republicans are putting the final touches on legislation to overturn an Obama executive order limiting the amount of methane that can be vented and flared from oil and gas drilling sites on federal lands. The bill, along with another piece of legislation overturning an order protecting streams and wildlife around coal mines, is set to be introduced Monday,

House Republicans ready bill to overturn methane rule | Fuel Fix