California’s new methane-hunting satellite has already exposed 10 of the state’s largest recent leaks, turning abstract ...

Yolo County has been caught releasing global warming gases by a new surveillance satellite orbiting above Earth.

California air regulators adopted new rules designed to reduce methane leaks and better respond to disastrous underground fires at landfills statewide.

Chasing methane emissions is a never-ending battle for landfill operators, despite advances in gas capture systems and other technologies.

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A vast canyon of buried garbage has been smoldering inside a landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, inducing geysers of liquid waste onto the surface and noxious fumes into the air. In the Inland ...

Several agency programs are trying to track and reduce methane emissions around the world. To meet global targets, use of them needs to speed up. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey The world is not moving ...

The Global Methane Pledge, launched at COP26, aimed to cut global methane emissions by 30% by 2030, but progress has stalled. UN satellite data reveals over 14,000 methane leaks, with nearly 90% going ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Underground fires and methane leaks at California landfills have prompted thousands of complaints from nearby ...