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Methane
A fraction of oil and gas profits would fund methane emissions cuts, global energy agency says
by
Lily Jamali
Aug 7, 2023
IEA advises investing in facilities to reduce the potent greenhouse gas. The U.S. government is already funding such programs.
French biogas plants recycle agricultural waste into energy for homes
Oct 20, 2022
The large metal-domed plants are popping up around the French countryside.
Do methane leak detection and repair programs reduce emissions? New research suggests yes.
by
Andy Uhler
and Rose Conlon
Dec 27, 2021
Methane leaks are notoriously hard to measure, but a new study indicates that specific regulations can go far in reducing emissions.
Stepping up the technology to find methane leaks
Nov 2, 2021
The EPA has proposed new limits on methane emissions from oil and natural gas facilities, which already leak more than the agency estimates.
To control methane emissions, the EPA seeks better ways to measure them
by
Andy Uhler
Aug 23, 2021
Environmental groups argue that the oil-and-gas industry emits nearly twice as much of the greenhouse gas as the agency reports.
For dairy farmers, this technology turns methane from cow manure into cash
by
Amy Mayer
Jul 21, 2021
More farmers are turning to machinery that siphons off greenhouse gas and channels it into the natural gas supply.
Fact-checking the EPA's claim that oil & gas companies have an incentive to catch leaking methane
Aug 30, 2019
EPA justifies its rollback of methane emission regulations for the oil and gas industry.
For public good, not for profit.
Environmental groups prepare for fight over methane proposal
Aug 30, 2019
A Trump administration proposal to roll back Obama-era rules to limit methane emissions is likely to face multiple legal challenges.
Country leaders hoping for cold reception at US-Nordic summit
by
Jed Kim
May 13, 2016
With little time left in his presidency, Obama seems on a tear on climate deals.
A natural gas leak with seemingly no end
Dec 14, 2015
One estimate is that the leak is equal to the carbon emissions of 7 million cars.