Texas Pipeline Operators Released or Flared Tons of Gas to Avert Explosions During Heatwave

Inside Climate News · By Dylan Baddour · last updated June 30, 2023 – 9:36 AM

One company, Targa Resources, vented more than 500,000 pounds of toxins into the air during 17 reported events over a week-long period of extreme heat.

By Dylan Baddour

Oil and gas companies in West Texas released hundreds of tons of toxic gases into the air last week as a record-breaking heatwave drove pressure inside pipelines and compressors to dangerously high levels.

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