washington u.s. interior department finalize rule tuesday aim prevent methane leak oil gas production federal tribal land one last major obama administration rule aim fight climate change interior bureau land management blm say tuesday rule update 30-year-old regulations govern flare vent natural gas leak oil gas production could avoid waste 41 billion cubic feet bcf natural gas per year rule prevent waste nation natural gas supply good government plain simple say interior secretary sally jewell prove cut harmful methane emissions contribute climate change put place standards make good economic sense nation environmental group praise rule industry western state call unnecessary one industry group sue blm incoming trump administration promise cut call superfluous restrictions energy production interior department fact sheet say 2009 2015 oil gas producers vent flare leak 462 bcf natural gas federal indian land waste much 23 million annually royalty revenue vent leak oil gas operations cause major emissions methane greenhouse gas least 25 time potent carbon dioxide rule would phase limit flare several years affect 16 percent oil well account 87 percent gas flare blm say oil gas operators comply expand gas-capture technology connect well exist infrastructure gather line operators would use technology infrared cameras detect methane leak invisible naked eye blm could also set adjust royalty rat oil gas drill federal land 12.5 percent currently blm discretion raise rate today announcement win western taxpayers long big oil company waste natural gas belong americans accountability say chris saeger director ngo western value project blm right address methane waste exist oil gas facilities action build important state federal progress already underway say fred krupp president environmental defense fund moments rule release western energy alliance independent petroleum association america file lawsuit blm wyoming court obama administration complete rule curb methane federal oil gas production