regulators how much they are polluting. when they flare that gas, when they burn that off it releases a lot of sulfur dioxide. it s a dangerous pollutant we ve got this massive air quality problem. and the state of texas and the epa are just not monitoring out there. the reason they re not monitoring is because their formulas are dependent on population reporter: the permian basin is 86,000 square miles, extending from texas into new mexico, bigger than the state of kansas. there sing on one functioning sulfur dioxide air monitor in the entire texas portion, it s right here in big spring. one of the two state regulators in charge of the tceq, texas commission on environmental quality declined to be interviewed on camera for this story but the agency, the texas railroad commission, did sit down with us. well, if you are an american
but this is texas, a state where the energy companies tell the regulators how much they are polluting. when they flare that gas, when they burn that off it releases a lot of sulfur gas, they burn that off, it releases a lot of sulfur dioxide, a dangerous pollutant. we ve got this massive air quality problem in the permian basin and the state of texas and the epa are just not monitoring out there. the reason they re not monitoring is because their formulas are dependent on population the permian basin is 86,000 square miles it extends from texas into new mexico put another way, it s bigger than the state of kansas there s only one functioning sulfur dioxide air monitor in the entire texas portion it s right here in big spring. one of the two state regulators in charge declined to be interviewed on camera for this story. but the agency that oversees oil and gas permits here, the texas
for a quarter of current global warming. but this is texas, a state where the energy companies tell the r regulators how much they re polluting. when they flare that off and burn that uh, it releases a lot of sulfur dioxide. we ve got this massive air quality problem in the permian basin and the state of texas and the epa are just not monitoring out there. and the reason they re not monitoring is because their formulas are dependent on population. the permian basin is 86,000 square miles. it extends from texas to new mexico. put another way, it s bigger than the state of kansas. there s only one functioning sulfur dioxide air monitor in the entire texas portion right here in big spring. one of the two state regulators in charge, the tceq, texas commission on environmental quality, declined to be interviewed on camera for this story. but the agency that oversees oil
to the naked eye if the public could see this, there would be no fracking reporter: it exceeds nationally mandated standards and a recent study found it trapped heat at a rate more than 80 times that of co2, accounting for a quarter of current global warming. but this is texas. a state where the energy companies tell the regulators how much they are polluting. it releases a lot of sulfur dioxide. and we have a massive air quality problem in the permian basin and the state of texas and the eepa are not monitoring. and the reason they are not monitoring is because their formulas are dependent on population all right cal, just to give people a sense of it, i want to put that map up if i can, it is the side of
a mold infection. officials said five other patients were infected with mold in 2018 and 19. the hospital blames an air quality problem in the operating rooms. it will not reopen them until it has fixed the issue and air tests prove the rooms are safe. a new york jury has awarded $60 million to a high school student who was badly burn friday a classroom chemistry experiment in 2014. alonzo yannis was a student at beechman high school when he was burned. the combustion resulted in an explosion and fire. several months later, the american chemical society put out a safety alert recommending that schools no longer use the equipment. an 18-year-old new mom says she was in agonizing pain and unable to walk after a hospital mishap left her with an epidural needle stuck in her back for