Navajo Nation takes significant action to cut methane
By a vote of 4-0, the Navajo Nation Council Resource Development Committee today voted in favor of Legislation Number 0202-04 “Approving the Navajo Nation Clean Air Act Minor Source Program Regulations.”
Radio Forum on Methane Waste
In this radio forum, Diné community leaders discuss the impacts of methane waste and pollution on Navajo lands.
2021 Report: Methane Waste and Pollution a Growing Problem on the Navajo Nation
Oil and gas industry wasting $4.8 million in Navajo natural gas, as much as $1.2 million in tribal royalties every year.
As the Navajo Nation works to enact new requirements to protect air quality and limit methane waste and pollution on Navajo lands, an updated analysis shows this is a growing problem with oil and gas companies wasting disproportionately more energy than in other areas, according to a report released today by the Environmental Defense Fund, Diné C.A.R.E., NAVA EP, Grand Canyon Trust and Western Leaders Network.