Methane from landfills is detectable from space – and driving the climate crisis
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Landfill trash is the third-largest source of human-caused methane pollution in the US. To fight global heating, curb wasteAn elusive climate menace is now easier than ever to see. In early March, a rocket launched into the sky with a satellite that spots methane emissions from space. MethaneSAT joined more than a dozen similar satellites now in orbit, scanning the Earth for pollution and feeding that information back to scientists, policymakers, industry and the public.What story does the data...

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