The Texas Permian Basin is being called the biggest greenhouse gas pollution generator on earth. State regulators at the Texas Railroad Commission and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are being called the most ineffective regulators in the state. Together, critics say they form the most calamitous environmental failure on the planet… the unchecked release of natural gas or methane into the atmosphere. A handful of watchdogs try to take on the powerful oil and gas interests and government officials idly allowing this unprecedented assault on the environment.
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