‘Clean’ Oil and Chemical Soup

The Trump administration says that drilling in the U.S. is cleaner than in other countries due to tighter environmental oversight. But Texas, the heart of America’s oil and gas industry, tells a different story. The state’s regulator grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.

When this happens, the release also sends out toxic air contaminants that have escaped notice, until now. A new tool from an independent science research institute is revealing the harms these emissions may cause to human health.

Martha and Liza share more of their findings, explaining how the Trump administration is putting the brakes on efforts to reduce methane emissions, what’s included in the “chemical soup” that makes up natural gas, and whether there’s any truth to the president’s cl