By Trisha Cortez
January 22nd, 2026
Meanwhile, a closer look at the Delaware Sub-basin in Texas using the Texas Flaring Project’s interactive map highlights alarming trends.
In Reeves County, alone, an estimated $40 million worth of natural gas was burned off. Just next door in Loving County, satellite data shows flaring levels nearly three times higher than what companies reported to the state—representing another $29 million in wasted energy.
You can’t fix what you don’t track. That’s why RGISC was proud to partner with the Texas Flaring Project to equip our communities with the data we need to hold both state agencies and industry accountable for wasteful flaring and the pollution it causes. They must keep pollution in the pipe.
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