Settlement with Texas oil company will remove thousands of pounds of pollutants from the air

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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that a consent order between them and Texas oil company Permian Resources would remove smog compounds and methane from the air.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that a consent order between them and Texas oil companymakes the federally-required changes at nine of its facilities, the EPA estimates a large drop in emissions of both volatile organic compounds and methane.

Volatile organic compounds lead to the formation of smog, which causes health issues like asthma, bronchitis, and cancer. Methane has been linked to climate change, and can also harm people. The EPA estimates that volatile organic compound emission will decrease by 729,000 pounds, and methane emissions will fall by over 2.6 million pounds.

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