methane
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The decomposing waste generates methane, which scientists say is responsible for at least a quarter of global warming.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Puzder has railed against the bloc’s regulations and lobbied for changes to specific laws, including the EU’s methane regulation and its corporate sustainability directive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
High concentrations of methane can cause "episodes of suffocation or headaches," Yuri Carvajal, president of the environmental department at the Medical College of Chile, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
I’m scheduled to tour purification facilities, pipelines and compression stations that process the methane and transport it to markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
“Well, not technically allergic, but they give me digestive issues that, um...You know like when tiny amounts of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane combine with hydrogen sulfide and ammonia in the large intestine?”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing methane
Global Climate Change - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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The Carbon Cycle
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