Methane has a greenhouse effect 80 times worse than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, and emissions are skyrocketing even as we start reducing CO2. That makes UCF's new hydrocarbon-capturing, ...

Next to CO2, methane is the greenhouse gas that contributes most to the man-made greenhouse effect. Of the methane sources caused by human activity, rice fields and cattle are among the most important ...

University of Minnesota researchers are looking for ways to reduce the production of the greenhouse gas methane created when cows digest their food.

Most climate models do not yet account for a new UC Riverside discovery: methane traps a great deal of heat in Earth’s atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30% of the heat.

A new report finds that methane regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency could spur job growth in Texas as oil and gas operators measure, monitor and mitigate the harmful greenhouse ...

A new report finds that methane regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency could spur job growth in Texas as oil and gas operators measure, monitor and mitigate the greenhouse gas.

A new report says plugging leaks and upgrading wells is poised to be a big business in the Lone Star State. By Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News Published May 21, 2023 9:00 PM EDT This article ...

Expedition hopes to better understand how far the chemicals from seeps spread underwater, and which organisms can utilize them as a food source Scripps biological oceanographer and mission leader Lisa ...

A competitive grant program from the Washington Department of Ecology will fund projects at 13 landfills across the state, including two in Yakima County, to better measure and contain methane before ...