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New data finds massive emissions from Texas oil wells

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published September 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM CDT

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Pumpjacks extract oil in the Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (Eric Thayer/AP)

President Trump says the oil and gas industry in the U.S. is cleaner than in other countries, but new data from Texas finds massive emissions coming from oil wells.

Martha Pskowski, who covers climate change and the environment for Inside Climate News, joins us to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.