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methane

[meth-ayn, mee-thayn] / ˈmɛθ eɪn, ˈmi θeɪn /
NOUN
marsh gas
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Currently, with one satellite, California gets to make methane observations about three times a week, Duren said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Emissions aren’t directly regulated yet for the sector, which contributes about 26% of the state’s methane pollution.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In addition to California, the company partners with 11 other states to report methane super emitters, but Duren said California is the only state with a program that sends out notices to enforce its regulations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The gases then moved upward through the sediment and eventually reached microbes living near the seafloor that consumed methane.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

When Earth was only about a third of its eventual size, it was probably already beginning to form an atmosphere, mostly of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, methane, and sulfur.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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