Alan Bucknam Alan Bucknam

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.”

Read the Navajo Methane Coalition’s joint statement on the approval of Navajo Nation EPA’s Minor Source Program Regulations by the Navajo Nation Council Resource Development Committee.

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Matthew Garrington Matthew Garrington

Radio Forum on Methane Waste

In this radio forum, Diné community leaders discuss the impacts of methane waste and pollution on Navajo lands.

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Matthew Garrington Matthew Garrington

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.

Read the report summary here.

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