“Requiring oil and gas companies to capture and sell 98% of the gas they produce, as proposed, would be the toughest venting and flaring rule in the nation,” said Thomas Singer, Ph.D. with the Western Environmental Law Center. “But it’s not enough to be tough on paper – the rule needs to be strengthened to provide more transparency and accountability for the public, to work equally well for the San Juan Basin and the New Mexico Permian, and assure that it will be strictly enforced to end the ongoing, massive waste of natural gas.”

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