Current location:style >>
New Mexico reaches record settlement over natural gas flaring in the Permian Basin
style22373People have gathered around
IntroductionALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin.
The $24.5 million agreement with Ameredev announced Monday is the largest settlement the state Environment Department has ever reached for a civil oil and gas violation. It stems from the flaring of billions of cubic feet of natural gas that the company had extracted over an 18-month period but wasn’t able to transport to downstream processors.
Environment Secretary James Kenney said in an interview that the flared gas would have been enough to have supplied nearly 17,000 homes for a year.
“It’s completely the opposite of the way it’s supposed to work,” Kenney said. “Had they not wasted New Mexico’s resources, they could have put that gas to use.”
The flaring, or burning off of the gas, resulted in more than 7.6 million pounds of excess emissions that included hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and other gases that state regulators said are known to cause respiratory issues and contribute to climate change.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“International Intervals news portal”。http://martinique.shellye-mcdaniel.com/html-91a299609.html
Related articles
Liverpool confirms Arne Slot as Jurgen Klopp's replacement
styleArne Slot will take on one of the most daunting challenges in soccer by replacing Jurgen Klopp as Li ...
【style】
Read moreLeverkusen go 49 matches unbeaten to set new record
styleBayer Leverkusen survived a scare against Roma and set a new unbeaten European record of 49 games af ...
【style】
Read moreColorful Guizhou wind blows to Paris
styleThe opening ceremony of the Mountain Park Province · Colorful Guizhou Wind – 2024 Colorful Guizhou C ...
【style】
Read more
Popular articles
- Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro
- Meghan Markle channels her late mother
- French security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence
- China take men's, women's doubles titles at WTT Saudi Smash
- Company wins court ruling to continue development of Michigan factory serving EV industry
- Burmester finishes long day at PGA Championship within 4 shots of leaders heading into final round
Latest articles
LINKS
- Intel exec on bringing artificial intelligence into the workplace
- Trump hush money trial: A timeline of key events in the case
- Clarifications and corrections
- Amazon's self
- Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest for second straight year
- Clemson adds Duke big man Christian Reeves to its lineup
- The 5 players who won the career Grand Slam in golf. And the 11 players who missed by one leg
- My favourite 20 new cars for under £20,000
- Replacement of Milwaukee election official unrelated to 2020 election
- Election 2024: Trump is in no rush to pick his potential vice president