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Satellite data suggests feds understate methane leaks in the Permian
Satellite instruments orbiting hundreds of miles above West Texas and southeastern New Mexico have measured methane pouring out of the Permian Basin at roughly double the rate that federal inventories ...
Agri-Pulse
Digesters cut methane — but leaks can erase gains, study finds
A new study from the University of California, Riverside offers a nuanced assessment of dairy manure digesters, finding the systems significantly reduce methane emissions overall but can lose much of ...
Gizmodo
Feds Are Downplaying Methane Leaks in America’s Biggest Oil Field, Satellite Data Suggests
A report found methane emissions in the Permian Basin to be nearly four times higher than EPA estimates. A senator wants an explanation. Reading time 3 minutes Fossil fuel extraction is a known source ...
Phys.org
Cow manure digesters really do cut methane—unless they leak
A new study shows that systems designed to capture methane from cow manure, called dairy digesters, are highly effective. But on the rare occasions they fail, the leaks are large enough to offset ...