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I've often wondered how this is lawful under the EPA. Obviously it must be, but it seems like a gross oversight to allow people to just burn natural gas and all

I've often wondered how this is lawful under the EPA. Obviously it must be, but it seems like a gross oversight to allow people to just burn natural gas and allow its byproducts to escape into the atmosphere yet not get any useful work out of it.

sidewndr46 4mo ago
It's legal because the government allows it. How else would it work?
- otterley 4mo ago
  Thanks, Captain Obvious. ;) the underlying question was why (although I used the word how and that’s on me).
bob1029 4mo ago
The alternative is significantly worse.
- otterley 4mo ago
  Which alternative are you thinking of?
  - bob1029 4mo ago
    Allowing methane to escape unburned
    - otterley 4mo ago
      I would assume that if we were banning the uncontrolled release of its combustion products, we’d also be banning the uncontrolled release of methane into the atmosphere.