By John Carey for the National Academy of Science.Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service reporting for the Pulitzer Center-Public News Service Collaboration. Methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, is the major component of the biogas that seeps from countless landfills and wastewater plants. It makes sense, then, to prevent that methane from escaping into the atmosphere—indeed, hundreds of solid waste facilities across the United States have done so for decades, either flaring the biogas to burn off the methane or burning the biogas to generate electricity or heat. .
Center for Biological Diversity: SANTA FE, N.M. More than 40 prominent New Mexican community leaders in the battle against oil and gas extraction will travel to New York City to participate in the March to End Fossil Fuels, a mass mobilization taking place Sept. 17 ahead of the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit. The New Mexico delegation will deliver a declaration and join global advocates in calling on President Biden and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to lead the way in phasing out fossil fuels.
While New Mexico touts a surplus from oil and gas revenue, our world is suffering. In recent weeks, communities across the country have faced unprecedented challenges, including historic flooding in
While New Mexico touts a surplus from oil and gas revenue, our world is suffering. In recent weeks, communities across the country have faced unprecedented challenges, including historic flooding in