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Groups Sue EPA for Letting Big Oil Violate Clean Air Act

January 27, 2009 By TXsharon

EPA sued over lack of oil-gas rules
Denton Record Chronicle – Denton,TX,USA
by Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe

Environmental groups are suing the EPA for

…failing to write emission rules for the oil and gas industry

thus allowing Big Oil to violate the Clean Air Act.

According to a recent Southern Methodist University peer reviewed study,

…by 2009, residents can expect 620 tons of smog-forming compounds each day from producers working in the Barnett Shale, including 33 tons per day of toxic compounds such as benzene and formaldehyde, and 33,000 equivalent tons of greenhouse gases

The following is a video of a Denton County Barnett Shale gas well undergoing hydraulic fracture.

Below is a photo taken during the day at the same location.

Sludge pits are another major source of VOCs. Texas needs legislation to require closed loop systems instead of sludge pits.

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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.

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