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Aerial Surveys Show US Landfills Are Major Source of Methane Emissions By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources ...
According to a new study in the journal Science published on Thursday, over half of US landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane. The study is the largest ...