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As the largest oil-producing region in the U.S., the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico is already a nightmare from a climate perspective. But now a new report from Carbon Mapper and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) reveals that oil and gas facilities in the area are emitting unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions in the form of half a million cars worth of methane.
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Around 30 oil and gas facilities across the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico spewed.