Milking It
How Big Ag Has Avoided Reporting the Largest Source of Methane Emissions in the Nation
A Texas Dairy Ranks Among the State’s Biggest Methane Emitters. But Don’t Ask the EPA or the State About It.
An analysis by Inside Climate News, building on work by Climate TRACE, shows that tracking cattle emissions, site by site, is doable. But government databases specifically exempt agricultural operations from their greenhouse gas accounting.
By Phil McKenna, Georgina Gustin, Peter Aldhous
California’s Top Methane Emitter is a Vast Cattle Feedlot. For Now, Federal and State Greenhouse Gas Regulators Are Giving It a Pass.
By Phil McKenna, Georgina Gustin, Peter Aldhous
Reducing Methane From Livestock Is Critical for Stabilizing the Climate, but Congress Continues to Block Farms From Reporting Emissions Anyway
By Georgina Gustin, Phil McKenna
A Battle Is Underway Over California’s Lucrative Dairy Biogas Market
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
