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Nation Nov 23

The challenge of tracking methane emissions and why they are higher than publicly reported

By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman

Science Mar 06

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Cow burps are a major contributor to climate change — can scientists change that?

Livestock production—primarily cows—produce 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The majority of that is in the form of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is a natural byproduct of how some livestock process food. But as Christopher Booker reports,…

By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber

Science Feb 23

Firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire in Sylmar, California
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Alarming new climate report predicts ‘catastrophic’ global wildfires in the coming years

There's grim new reports about potential causes and effects of climate change. The United Nations Environment Program has projected intense wildfires linked in part to climate change could increase 50 percent by the end of the century, and the International…

By William Brangham, Claire Mufson

Science Jun 17

Satellites seek out methane leaks from pipelines, oil fields, landfills and farms

Stemming the methane leaks from landfills, oil fields, natural gas pipelines and more is one of the most powerful levers we have to quickly slow global warming. New satellites are bolstering this urgent mission by pinpointing emitters of this potent…

By Cheryl Katz, Yale Environment 360

Politics Aug 15

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What does the federal methane regulation rollback mean?

The Trump administration announced this week that it had finalized a rollback of an Obama-era climate rule on methane emissions — a move that was condemned by environmental groups. Tim Puko, who reports on energy policy for the Wall Street…

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Nov 27

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In the U.S., 30 to 40 percent of food is wasted. California aims to change that

By Allison Aubrey, NPR, Mary Beth Durkin, Food4Thought Producer

In the U.S., 30 to 40 percent of food produced never makes it to a dining table. Much of that waste ends up in landfills. But some companies are pursuing new techniques to reduce and redistribute surplus -- plus process…

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Aug 30

Politics of climate change put corporations in tough spot

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Companies are being forced to choose between supporting the Trump administration's deregulation policies that could boost profits or opposing them to win over environmentally conscious consumers.

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Aug 29

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As Trump looks to roll back methane regulation, oil and gas industry feels divided

In an effort to boost production of oil and natural gas, the Trump administration is planning to relax rules regarding the release of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. William Brangham reports and talks to The Wall Street Journal’s Timothy…

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Jul 11

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NASA scientists track climate-changing methane leaks from the air

By Miles O'Brien

Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins us from the atmosphere above Southern California, where NASA engineers leverage state-of-the-art technology to measure methane. Released through oil and gas production, livestock emissions, and organic waste, methane is about 85 times more potent at…

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Jul 04

The U.S. natural gas industry is leaking way more methane than previously thought

By Anthony J. Marchese, Dan Zimmerle, The Conversation

A new study suggests that methane emissions from oil and gas operations are much higher than current EPA estimates.

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