Operations of gas and oil in the Permian Basin, America's largest oil-producing area, are reportedly emitting more than double the number of typical emissions of methane into the atmosphere.
On Monday the president is expected to reveal a new rule through an executive order that would essentially reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
The U.N.'s weather agency announced Monday that the majority of the extreme weather experience in 2013 in the Asia, Europe and Pacific regions were caused by human-induced climate change, "Fox News" reported.