Many oil well operators simply burn off, or flare, excess gas. Some even vent it directly to the atmosphere. In addition to being an unnecessary waste, this air pollution contains hazardous air pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOC) can lead to respiratory disease and cancer.
Read stories about people impacted by air pollution from oil and gas development.
Fighting for Clean Air in North Dakota - Joletta Bird Bear and Fort Berthold POWER Still Have a Long Way to Go to Get Clean Air on the Reservation. Flares danced all the… 
Working for Clean Desert Air - “My name is Kristin Winn. I live in Grand Junction Colorado. I have lived here for about 22 years. I grew up in Chicago where… 
Cheyenne, WY - I’m Wayne Lax from, originally, Detroit, Michigan. We moved to Wyoming in 1999 and have been here ever since. We had no knowledge or background… - Greeley, CO - “My name is Lowell Lewis, I’m going to be 70 this year. My wife, son and I moved here from Connecticut in 1985, and we’ve…
New Town, ND - My name is Thomas Abe and I live on Fort Berthold and am an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes. I am an instructor at Nueta… 
Gobernador, NM - Don Schreiber has been a vocal advocate for the BLM methane waste rule, a safeguard aimed at reducing emissions and reduced wasted natural gas from… 
Battlement Mesa, CO - Bill: “My name is Bill Nelson. I came from Wales originally, a long time ago. Now I live here in Battlement Mesa in Stone Ridge… 
New Town, ND - Norma: Norma Stenslie. I grew up in the eastern part of North Dakota, by Hope, and we met at Concordia college. I was a piano… 
Arvada, WY - Bill: “My name is Bill West, and I’ve been on the ranch here for eighty-three years. Born and raised here. My dad came out in…
