Energy Information Administration (EIA) report that gas flaring is "a major contributor to air pollution and acid rain."Older flares are rarely relocated away from villages and are known to coat the land and communities with soot and to damage adjacent vegetation.. 
 àwọn ìdílé tún ní òmìnira ọrọ̀-ajé tówíwípé àwọn ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ ìdílé kọ̣́kan lè pèsè oúnjẹ tiwọn, ibùgbé àti ààbò fún ara wọn.. 