Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tiny methane-eating microbes could fight climate change and produce fuels, protein, and biodegradable plastics from waste gas.

The Sacramento skyline stands in the distance as piles of organic waste are processed at the Yolo County Central Landfill in September 2022. On Nov. 4, 2025, the California Air Resources Board ...

Recent satellite monitoring revealed that actual emissions from the West Texas and southeast New Mexico basin are four times ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission on Dec. 18 approved new regulations to reduce methane emissions from landfills in Colorado. Denver ...

Oil and gas firms were supposed to start reducing methane, a powerful driver of climate change. The agency is giving them more time and may cancel the requirement. By Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow ...

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can pack more than 25 times the global warming punch of carbon dioxide, and atmospheric methane emissions have been growing significantly since 2007. So it’s ...

Methane emissions from wetlands are rising faster than those from industrial sources, prompting concerns about a climate feedback loop. Methane emissions from wetlands are rising faster than those ...