The Permian Basin, which stretches across West Texas and New Mexico, if it were a country, would be one of the major oil and gas producers in the world.
That vast area is currently becoming a toxified sacrifice zone for the industry, while regulators sit back and watch.
Below, Mr Global, Matt Randolph, a Vice President and principle partner of Sentinel Energy, in Oklahoma.

Oh well:
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