Environmental Defense Fund: New Analysis Quantifies Natural Gas Waste and Pollution in Louisiana
April 14, 2023
April 14, 2023
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 14 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
A new Synapse Energy Economics analysis commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and Taxpayers for Common Sense finds oil and gas companies across Louisiana wasted over $82 million worth of gas in 2019. That's enough lost gas to meet more than 2/3 of residential natural gas demand in the state for a year.
This waste occurs when gas is either flared, vented or . . .
A new Synapse Energy Economics analysis commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund and Taxpayers for Common Sense finds oil and gas companies across Louisiana wasted over $82 million worth of gas in 2019. That's enough lost gas to meet more than 2/3 of residential natural gas demand in the state for a year.
This waste occurs when gas is either flared, vented or . . .