Study Warns California About Methane Levels From New Mexico Gas Imports

April 22, 2019
A study by University of Wyoming researchers and a major environmental group is warning California and other states that import natural gas from New Mexico that oil and gas drilling in the state may generate up to five times as much methane emissions than previously estimated by EPA. “This data shows that actual methane emissions in New Mexico may be five times higher than what EPA data reports -- which makes any gas that California imports from New Mexico a...


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