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Feds Are Downplaying #MethaneLeaks in America’s Biggest #OilField, Satellite Data Suggests
A report found #MethaneEmissions in the #PermianBasin to be nearly four times higher than #EPA estimates. A senator wants an explanation.
By Ellyn Lapointe
Published March 20, 2026"#FossilFuel extraction is a known source of #methane leaks, releasing large amounts of this potent #GreenhouseGas into the atmosphere. Yet the Environmental Protection Agency appears to be drastically underreporting emissions from the nation’s largest oil-producing region.
"Nearly half of U.S. oil comes from the Permian Basin in West #Texas and southeastern #NewMexico. The region generates more than $100 billion annually for the U.S. economy, and apparently, a whole lot of methane, too. A recent report from #MethaneSAT—a methane-sensing satellite that observed Earth from March 2024 to June 2025—found emissions from the Permian Basin to be nearly four times higher than the EPA’s official estimates."
Read more:
https://gizmodo.com/feds-are-downplaying-methane-leaks-in-americas-biggest-oil-field-satellite-data-suggests-2000736269#BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy #BigOilLies #BigGasLies #USPol #TrumpSucks
#TrumpsEPA #EPAFail #ClimateChange
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#Satellit für #Suche nach #Methanlecks abrupt ausgefallen
Im #Auftrag einer #Umweltschutzorganisation hat #MethaneSAT mit besonderer Präzision nach #Methanlecks gesucht. Nach 15 Monaten ist nun unerwartet rasch Schluss.
Das hat die gemeinnützige Umweltorganisation #EDF (Environmental Defense Fund) jetzt mitgeteilt, der Kontakt zu dem #Satelliten namens #MethaneSAT ist demnach bereits am 20. Juni abgebrochen.