It would mean oil and gas companies won’t be required to install technology to inspect and fix methane leaks from pipelines, wells and storage facilities.

In a blow for the environment, the Trump administration is proposing a rolling back of regulations governing methane emissions – a major contributor to climate change.

It would mean oil and gas companies won’t be required to install technology to inspect and fix methane leaks from pipelines, wells and storage facilities – a move which some of America’s biggest energy companies don’t actually agree with.

Dani Isdale reports.