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Oil and gas areas of Mountain West leak up to nine times more methane than EPA thinks

KUNR Public Radio | By Kaleb Roedel
Published March 26, 2024 at 2:20 PM MDT
An oil pumpjack in the Permian Basin of New Mexico, where more than 9% of the methane produced leaks into the air, according to a new study.
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An oil pumpjack in the Permian Basin of New Mexico, where more than 9% of the methane produced leaks into the air, according to a new study.

Methane is a strong climate-warming pollutant. And a new study shows oil and gas operations in the Mountain West and beyond are leaking a lot more of it than the government thinks.

Methane is a strong climate-warming pollutant. And a new study shows oil and gas operations in the Mountain West and beyond are leaking a lot more of it than the government thinks.

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