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Study finds oil and gas drilling caused air pollution in West

2013-02-20 07:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Denver Post: A comprehensive analysis of emissions and ozone pollution in the Uintah Basin in eastern Utah concluded that the primary source is oil and gas operations. The oil-field operations created about 99 percent of the volatile organic chemical emissions and about 70 percent of the nitrogen oxides emitted in the basin. "It isn't surprising, this is a rural area," said Brock LeBaron, who managed the study for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Across the West -- from Colorado's Front...

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