A new study shows that systems designed to capture methane from cow manure, called dairy digesters, are highly effective. But on the rare occasions they fail, the leaks are large enough to offset ...

PIXLEY, Calif. — 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 home ...

Methane, a potent climate-warming gas, is being captured and cleaned instead of released into the atmosphere. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside shows the ...

Methane digesters are being promoted to reduce animal waste and create energy on farms, including CAFOS (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations). Sounds like a great idea, right? However, the real ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that is over 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide when trapping heat over a 20-year period.

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 ...

Rather than wait on the shaky timeline of offshore wind production, the state should invest in developing these digesters to reach its climate goals. Anaerobic digesters could help state cut methane ...

The farm that Alice and Caleb Crothers inherited in 2015 was, like many dairy farms nationwide, struggling — but now, cow manure is helping to keep it going. Last fall, the Crothers started up a ...

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 ...

LANSING – The state is backing the construction of two digesters that will turn animal waste into energy at Michigan dairy farms. Freehold Energy RNG, a Nevada limited liability company, plans on ...

A new study shows that systems designed to capture methane from cow manure, called dairy digesters, are highly effective. But on the rare occasions they fail, the leaks are large enough to offset ...

A giant, balloon-like tarp stretches over a lagoon of manure on a Central Valley dairy farm, concealing a quiet but remarkable transformation. Methane, a potent climate-warming gas, is being captured ...