Nearly every time methane leaks from an oil & gas facility, so do hazardous air pollutants. PSE's #MethaneRiskMap models the health risk of these emissions on surrounding communities. TLDR;
📍 126,600+ people live within 2 miles of these modeled methane emissions events: https://bit.ly/4n2AYyM
126,600+ people. 110+ sensitive facilities. All within 2 miles of methane emissions events.
@PSEHealthyEnergy’s #MethaneRiskMap is the first science-backed data tool that shows how methane-linked hazardous pollutants can put public health at risk.
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We're amplifying the launch of @PSEHealthyEnergy’s #MethaneRiskMap, a tool that reveals the hidden health risks of methane emissions events.
Hazardous pollutants like benzene and toluene often travel with methane— and now communities can see the risks. https://app.sosha.ai/s/ZKZEy2u6
🚨 Just launched: the #MethaneRiskMap from PSEHealthyEnergy. Modeling over 1,300 methane emissions events, it shows that almost all of them released hazardous air pollutants like benzene, at levels that pose risks to public health.
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Methane doesn’t leak alone. @psehealthyenegy found that almost all of the methane emissions events modeled for their #MethaneRiskMap, also released benzene and other harmful pollutants– all of which pose a public health risk.
The #MethaneRiskMap shows people who live near oil and gas wells why they suffer from nosebleeds, fatigue, cancer and other ills. It will help people like Yesinia Martinez, who grew up with a well outside her bedroom window, hold operators accountable. /end insideclimatenews.org/news/2908202...
The science in the #MethaneRiskMap is "actionable" because it shows policymakers, health experts and communities where to focus efforts to protect people living near oil and gas wells from the toxic gases that inevitably flow from fossil fuel extraction. /3
A recent WSJ op-ed said GHG emissions don't harm public health—wrong! The #MethaneRiskMap provides hard "actionable" science that shows a posse of toxic chemicals, including cancer-causing #benzene, crashes nearly every #methane super-emitter event mrm.psehealthyenergy.org /2
