Environmental

Center for American Progress Report Finds 11 Oil and Gas Companies Were Responsible for Half of the Industry’s Methane Pollution in 2014

 A pump jack is seen near New Town, North Dakota.

A pump jack for pulling oil from the ground is seen near New Town, North Dakota, on February 25, 2015. Source: AP/Matthew Brown

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016.  In 2014, ConocoPhillips topped the list of companies with the most methane pollution in the onshore oil and gas production sector. In a new reportreleased today, the Center for American Progress found that only 11 companies were responsible for nearly half—49 percent—of the methane pollution from…

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