President Trump confirmed in a speech Tuesday night in Texas that his administration plans to ease regulations on methane, which the Biden administration finalized in 2024, stating the regulations "crushed" small producers.

The president addressed supporters in Lubbock, Texas, claiming Democrats and the Biden administration had “crushed small oil and gas operators” with excessive regulation that caused prices to skyrocket.

"Tonight, I am officially terminating Biden's expensive and unnecessary methane regulations to save consumers and energy producers $45 billion in costs, unlock vast quantities of Texas natural gas, and produce 210 million barrels of oil," Trump said. 

The order will fulfill a proposal that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin teased earlier this month. The proposal promised to loosen regulations on methane leaks at lower-production oil wells and rescind the Biden administration's super emitter program, stating it does not believe the program is effective.

“Americans must be able to afford to heat their homes in the winter and fill up their car and drive to work," Zeldin said at the time. "They can’t do that when the people producing the energy are weighed down by unnecessary burdens.”

The president's announcement comes just a week before the midterm elections, where high fuel and gas prices are still at the top of voter concerns. 

The average U.S. price of gasoline was $4.27 per gallon on Tuesday, down from $4.28 per gallon a week ago, according to AAA.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.