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Stories related to: methane

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Environment

Methane Emissions Growing Faster Than Any Other Time In Past Two Decades

December 12, 2016 | Amy Quinton

California regulators are meeting this week to discuss plans to cut methane emissions 40 percent by 2030.

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Environment

California Dairy Turns Cow Waste Into Power

May 19, 2016 | Amy Quinton

Cow waste on dairy farms accounts for about 45 percent of California's methane emissions. One dairy farmer in Elk Grove is turning that pollution into power.

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Environment

Restored Wetlands in California May Be Source Of Greenhouse Gases

April 13, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A new study shows in some cases restored wetlands can be a source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Environment

California Gas Leak Largest Methane Leak in US History

February 25, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A new study finds Aliso Canyon gas storage leak near Los Angeles was the largest methane leak in US history.

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Environment

Port Of Stockton Proposes Project To Harvest Hyacinth For Biogas

February 18, 2016 | Rich Ibarra

Water hyacinth has been the scourge of the Delta in recent years, but by this summer it could be providing the power to city lights.

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Environment

Massive Gas Leak Near Los Angeles Plugged After 16 Weeks

February 11, 2016

(AP) - A utility says it has stopped the leak from a ruptured well that gushed massive amounts of natural gas near Los Angeles for 16 weeks.

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Environment

UC Davis Scientist First To Measure Methane Leak At Aliso Canyon

January 11, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A UC Davis atmospheric scientist flying a pollution-detection plane was the first to measure methane emissions spewing from the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility.

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State Government

California Bill Would Require Recycling Of Organic Waste

August 12, 2014 | Max Pringle

A California bill would require businesses and local jurisdictions to recycle their methane emissions by recycling their organic waste.

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