Democratic state lawmakers want to tax flaring natural gas. The Texas oil industry says no. – Austin American-statesman
Environmental groups are pushing state lawmakers to impose a new tax: a 25% tax on gas that is vented or burned as part of the oil extraction process. Currently, this by-product of oil production is exempt from state taxes normally levied on natural gas production, as it is burned and released into the atmosphere instead […]
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