Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Los Angeles Methane Pollution
A study out this week shows that there’s 60 percent more methane in the air above the L.A. basin than the government had previously thought. Oil and gas production is the biggest source of methane. And today, President Obama announced a plan to get oil and gas producers to better control emissions.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readA study out this week shows that there’s 60 percent more methane in the air above the L.A. basin than the government had previously thought. Oil and gas production is the biggest source of methane. And today, President Obama announced a plan to get oil and gas producers to better control emissions. We hear more about the proposal and what it could mean for the fight against global warming.
