One of California’s biggest sources of methane pollution — its massive dairy industry — operates almost entirely without regulation. In fact, not only do the state’s largest dairies face no penalties ...

Paul Wolcott, owner of the Lent Hill Dairy Farm in Steuben County, is used to turning one thing into another. On his 4,000-cow farm in Cohocton, seeds become feedstock, which feeds cows, who then ...

Dairy cows in northeast Iowa, shown in this 2015 file photo, often produce more manure than cattle raised for beef. A Winneshiek County dairy farm has abandoned its plans to increase the size of its ...

Anaerobic digesters, like the one pictured above in 2021, capture methane and other gases that are expelled by microbes in manure. (The Gazette) Buy Photo The leaders of Winneshiek County agreed on ...

PIXLEY, Calif. (AP) — The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. Some people constantly run air purifiers at ...

Two Portland residents are suing NW Natural, Oregon’s largest natural gas company, alleging the utility is putting customer money toward methane digester projects at industrial dairy farms without ...

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is over 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide when trapping heat over a 20-year period. It accelerates global warming much faster than CO2. In California, ...

Dairy farms produce huge amounts of potent greenhouse gases. But now, scientists say these farms can slash their methane emissions by covering cow-poop ponds with a giant tarp. Scientists recorded an ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. A semi truck ...

"Digesters" that convert methane from manure ponds into fuel can dramatically reduce emissions of this potent greenhouse gas on dairy farms, scientists have found. When you purchase through links on ...