Governor Signs Bill to Monitor Coffin Butte Methane

Methane leaks from fossil fuel sites are going untracked and unchecked

Odorless and hard to measure, methane is leaking from fossil fuel sites — active and abandoned alike — at far higher rates than reported, contributing significantly to climate change.Umair Irfan reports for Vox.In short:Methane traps far more heat than carbon dioxide and accounts for roughly a third of post-industrial global warming, but efforts to track and reduce it lag far behind.Many leaks come from small, often-overlooked fossil fuel sites …

Governor signs bill to monitor Coffin Butte methane

The bill requires the landfill operators to use these technologies to measure methane levels.

Digester legislation moves to Michigan’s Senate - Brownfield Ag News

Bipartisan legislation to streamline methane digester permitting is heading to Michigan’s Senate following approval by House lawmakers last week. Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee Chair Sue Shink tells Brownfield her constituents have concerns. “I think it’s important that we keep a lot of local control, and that there is that ability to say, we’re […] The post Digester legislation moves to Michigan’s Senate appeared first on Br…

Researchers studying methane emissions from landfills

As Michigan faces growing concerns over landfill emissions, researchers have launched the third phase of a major methane detection study that could bring answers. Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases. The study, funded by the Environmental Research and Education Foundation, or EREF, in partnership with FluxLab, tests methane detection technologies under real world conditions. Earlier tests using drones, trucks, and towers showed bi…