Thanks to termite tents, California is top U.S. emitter of a planet-warming pesticide

Newsweek

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California revealed as worst US emitter of "under the radar" greenhouse gas

The United States accounts for 17 percent of sulfuryl fluoride emissions and the new study found that this amount actually stems to a few areas in California.

Los Angeles Times

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Thanks to termite tents, California is top U.S. emitter of a planet-warming pesticide

Despite its aggressive reputation for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, California releases more of a climate-warming pesticide than all other states combined, most of it from homes fumigated for termites, according to a study published Wednesday.

Phys.org

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California leads US emissions of sulfuryl fluoride: State emits more than rest of country combined, study finds

California, a state known for its aggressive greenhouse gas reduction policies, is ironically the nation's greatest emitter of one: sulfuryl fluoride.

SF Chronicle

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Nature

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California dominates U.S. emissions of the pesticide and potent greenhouse gas sulfuryl fluoride

Sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) is a synthetic pesticide and a potent greenhouse gas that is accumulating in the global atmosphere. Rising emissions are a concern since SO2F2 has a relatively long atmospheric lifetime and a high global warming potential. The U.S. is thought to contribute substantially to global SO2F2 emissions, but there is a paucity of information on how emissions of SO2F2 are distributed across the U.S., and there is currently no in…