Flaring and Venting
When natural gas is produced as a byproduct of oil extraction or presents a safety problem operators will often vent or flare the gas.
Issues
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance
IRMA is a multi-sector initiative that offers independent, third-party auditing and transparency at mine sites using its 400+ page standard.
Flareless Completions
Flareless or “green” completions reduce flaring and venting of natural gas from oil and gas wells. Before natural gas and …
Financial Assurance and Superfund
Who Should Pay for Mine Clean-Up: Industry or Taxpayers? Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, or CERCLA, …
Disclosure of Toxic Oil and Gas Chemicals
Currently the oil and gas industry is injecting millions of gallons of toxics underground, through groundwater and drinking water — and the public is largely in the dark.
Cyanide Use in Gold Mining
Today’s hardrock mining industry too often spills cyanide, endangering the environment, wildlife and humans.
“Critical and Strategic” Minerals
So-called “critical” minerals policy is simply the mining lobby’s latest gambit in a decades-long attempt to eviscerate community and environmental oversight of their industry—the nation’s largest toxic polluter.