Texas Eyes Gas Flaring Curb to Allay Wall Street Climate Worries

摘要

Texas will look into policies to “drastically reduce” natural gas flaring from the state’s shale patch as investorsbecome increasingly sensitive to climate change concerns.The call to action from the head of the Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees oil and gas production in thestate, marks a stark tone shift for an agency that’s been criticized for its laissez-faire attitude toward one of theindustry’s most harmful environmental practices.