{"id":3896,"date":"2020-11-26T03:34:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T03:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=3896"},"modified":"2020-11-26T03:34:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T03:34:58","slug":"trumps-pullback-of-pollution-controls-is-even-more-hazardous-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=3896","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s pullback of pollution controls is even more hazardous than you think"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n\n&#8220;The Permian Basin is one of the most prolific oil and gas plays in the world, responsible for more than a third of the United States\u2019 oil and one-sixth of gas production last year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The formation in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico that has minted fortunes and transformed the country into a global petroleum supplier is also ground zero for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/advances.sciencemag.org\/content\/6\/17\/eaaz5120\/tab-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">worst oil and gas air pollution<\/a>&nbsp;in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t know what you\u2019re breathing,\u201d said Gene Collins, a minister and community activist in Odessa, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It could get worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>&nbsp;in August rescinded controls installed by the Obama administration to curb releases of methane, a potent, planet-warming gas leaked during oil and gas production, processing, and transportation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Experts say it could lead to higher emissions of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, and hazardous air pollutants \u2014 chemicals that cause smog and are linked to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/indoor-air-quality-iaq\/volatile-organic-compounds-impact-indoor-air-quality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cancer, respiratory illnesses, and a growing list of other ailments<\/a>.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The change will likely worsen air pollution and harm people\u2019s health. But the EPA didn\u2019t bother to estimate the potential extent of the damage, despite what\u2019s at stake for people living in communities like Odessa.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/21526919\/trump-epa-fracking-pollution-regulation-voc\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.vox.com\/21526919\/trump-epa-fracking-pollution-regulation-voc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Permian Basin is one of the most prolific oil and gas plays in the world, responsible for more than a third of the United States\u2019 oil and one-sixth of gas production last year.  <\/p>\n<p>The formation in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico that has minted fortunes and transformed the country into a global petroleum supplier is also ground zero for the worst oil and gas air pollution in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t know what you\u2019re breathing,\u201d said Gene Collins, a minister and community activist in Odessa, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>It could get worse.<\/p>\n<p>The US Environmental Protection Agency in August rescinded controls installed by the Obama administration to curb releases of methane, a potent, planet-warming gas leaked during oil and gas production, processing, and transportation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Experts say it could lead to higher emissions of volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, and hazardous air pollutants \u2014 chemicals that cause smog and are linked to cancer, respiratory illnesses, and a growing list of other ailments.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The change will likely worsen air pollution and harm people\u2019s health. 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