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Unstoppable Texas gas leaks worse than California’s

Mint Press: “Every hour, natural gas facilities in North Texas’ Barnett Shale region emit thousands of tons of methane -- a greenhouse gas at least 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide -- and a slate of noxious pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and benzene." After the mammoth methane gas leak that spewed uncontrollably from a damaged well in California’s Aliso Canyon was finally capped last week, residents of nearby Porter Ranch began returning to their homes with trepidation. Lingering doubts over whether...