Gaslit
An investigation on the flaring and venting of natural gas by fossil fuel companies in more than a dozen states across the country.
A four-part series by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication finds that over much of the last decade, oil and gas operators in 13 U.S. states have flared, or burned off, at least 3.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. That’s equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of nearly 42 million cars driving for a year.
How Greenhouse Gases Released by the Oil and Gas Industry Far Exceed What Regulators Think They Know
The greenhouse gas emissions from “venting” and “flaring” excess natural gas over a decade is equal to those of nearly 42 million cars annually.
By Laura Kraegel, Mollie Jamison and Aydali Campa
![A flare burns near Cotulla, Texas, on Oct. 26, 2021. The South Texas town is located within the Eagle Ford Shale, one of the country’s top oil and gas-producing regions. Credit: Aydali Campa/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism](jpg/img_9777-900x600.jpg)