Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is over 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide when trapping heat over a 20-year period. It accelerates global warming much faster than CO2. In California, ...
One of California’s biggest sources of methane pollution — its massive dairy industry — operates almost entirely without regulation. In fact, not only do the state’s largest dairies face no penalties ...
PIXLEY, Calif. (AP) — The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. Some people constantly run air purifiers at ...
Rather than wait on the shaky timeline of offshore wind production, the state should invest in developing these digesters to reach its climate goals. Anaerobic digesters could help state cut methane ...
A Danish company’s plans to turn cow manure into renewable energy in Minnesota and Wisconsin’s dairy country have tanked, at least for now. Nature Energy planned to build several large-scale anaerobic ...
Technician Blake Iske looks out over farmland adjacent to the Marshall Ridge Renewable Energy Center in State Center on Sept. 18. The facility’s three anaerobic manure digesters extract methane from ...
Dairy farms produce huge amounts of potent greenhouse gases. But now, scientists say these farms can slash their methane emissions by covering cow-poop ponds with a giant tarp. Scientists recorded an ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa OSHA is investigating a central Iowa biogas digester after a whistleblower alleged a 2023 fire ...
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. A semi truck ...
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