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The Appalachian Basin discharged more methane last year than the Permian Basin —in Texas and New Mexico — leaving Appalachia the biggest source of greenhouse gases in the nation. Satellite data from Karryos, a global asset observation platform, showed that the Appalachian basin emitted 2.4 million tons of methane in 2020, while the Permian Basin emitted 2 million tons.Forty-two percent of the Appalachian methane came from coal mines, while the Permian methane came from oil and natural gas production. Appalachia has produced coal since the 19th century, and it has recently become an important source of natural gas. The combination of coal mines and gas wells in the region makes it difficult to tell which are emitting more methane.
Karryos suggests that large methane emissions like the kind seen in Appalachia are a result not only of continued fossil fuel production but also of insufficient or poorly maintained infrastructure for natural gas gathering, processing, and transportation. Identifying the sources of this methane can serve as the first step in addressing emissions in the region.
To Go Deeper: Check out these two reports from the Ohio River Valley Institute on how Appalachia can tackle the climate crisis while creating thousands of local jobs.
Delegates attending the COP26 conference in Glasgow will get to see a very cool display during their stay. So cool, in fact, that it’s been frozen since 1765. Artist Wayne Binitie and scientists of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have retrieved an Antarctic time capsule containing the world’s purest air. The pocket of atmosphere was […]
By Natasha Lasky, ODP Staff Writer The European Environment Agency (EEA) found that a majority of EU countries broke at least one air pollution limit last year — despite COVID-19 lockdowns. In addition, 17 EU countries failed to stay below ozone pollution targets, which directly influence global warming; and eight EU countries failed to stay […]
By Ashira Morris, ODP Staff Writer An Indonesian district court ruled yesterday that Indonesian President Joko Widodo has neglected Jakarta’s residents right to clean air. In a unanimous ruling in favor of the 32 residents who brought the case, the Central Jakarta District Court ordered Widodo, and six other top officials deemed negligent, to improve […]
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