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Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells.

Texas regulators approved 99.6% of over 12,000 permits for flaring, releasing methane equivalent to powering 3 million homes annually, despite environmental and health concerns.

By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, and Mark Olalde, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting Highlights Rubber Stamp: Texas regulators rejected just 53 out of more than 12,000 applications from oil companies looking to burn off natural gas in the study period. Lost Taxes: The state misses out on many millions of…

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ProPublica broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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