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      Permian Basin Leaking 14 Times More Methane Than EPA Estimates: Study

      "Applying this estimate to all gas gathering pipelines nationwide for illustrative purposes would increase the EPA inventory estimate for the entire natural gas system by 27%," noted co-authors of a new study.

      Julia Conley
      Oct 05, 2022

      Pipelines transporting natural gas in the Permian Basin oil field are leaking at least 14 times more methane than the Environmental Protection Agency previously estimated, according to a study published Tuesday.

      Scientists at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Stanford University, and the University of Arizona analyzed more than 10,000 miles of gathering pipelines--which transport unprocessed gas from wells to processing facilities--using aircraft with sensors equipped to detect plumes of methane.

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      Climate Groups Say Canadian Government 'Bowed to Big Oil' With New Budget

      "By relying on future unproven techno-fixes to cut emissions, the government is gambling with our lives."

      Jessica Corbett
      Apr 08, 2022

      Climate campaigners are charging that the federal budget unveiled Thursday by Canada's Liberal government fails to deliver on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's three-year-old promise to bring about a "just transition" from fossil fuels and instead caters to polluters.

      "This federal budget is stuck in the mindset of more highways and fossil fuel subsidies."

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      Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha

      Doctor Who Revealed Flint Lead Crisis Calls Benton Harbor Emergency More 'Environmental Injustice'

      Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha says the Michigan city's water crisis is another example of "how a predominantly poor and minority population disproportionately suffers the burden of environmental contamination."

      Brett Wilkins
      Oct 12, 2021

      As the people of Benton Harbor, Michigan are being advised to drink only bottled water due to lead contamination in the city's pipes, the doctor whose research revealed Flint's lead crisis described similarities between the two emergencies, which she called examples of "environmental injustice" in an interview published Monday.

      "There is lead in the water, and there's been lead in the water for too long... and it is absolutely not safe for anyone to be drinking at this time."

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