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President Donald Trump recently said "we've got the cleanest country in the planet right now" when it comes to "clean air" and "clean water." Rankings compiled by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities say otherwise.

Out of 180 countries studied, the U.S. comes in at No. 27 on the 2018 Environmental Performance Index, which scores countries based on their performances in a number of categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality.

On air quality, the U.S. ranked 10th, and on water and sanitation, it placed 29th.

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Canadian Gas Producer Tourmaline's Methane Emissions Surge 200% After Deals
www.bnnbloomberg.ca

... Tourmaline Oil Corp. is now the largest emitter of planet-warming methane in Canada's energy heartland following a series of acquisitions in recent years.

The company vented 3,862.5 thousand cubic meters of natural gas in October, a threefold jump from September and a 25% increase from a year earlier. That's about 84.8 metric tons a day, the highest in Alberta Energy Regulator data stretching back to the start of 2020, when the agency revised its fuel, flare, and vent gas definitions.

For the first time, Tourmaline's emissions surpassed those of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., the country's top overall oil and gas producer. Gas is primarily made up of methane.

"That is a huge source," said Rob Jackson, a Stanford University climate scientist who has tracked the rise in methane. The US EPA defines super-emitters as releasing 100 kilograms per hour, he said. In October, Tourmaline emitted more than three times that amount.

Tourmaline declined to comment. ...


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