Methane from landfills is detectable from space - and driving the climate crisis | Gina McCarthy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Early and expanded gas collection, better landfill covers, and additional accountability measures - more methane monitoring, more often - can help halt the release of methane to the atmosphere.
47% : The non-profit organization Carbon Mapper, with support from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other researchers, observed methane emissions from hundreds of large landfills across the US by aircraft.
43% : By leveraging aerial and satellite methane data now available, EPA and cities and towns across the US and beyond can find and fix our largest leaks fast.
42% : So the time is now for EPA and cities and towns across the country to advance smart policies that prevent and reduce the methane spewing from our landfills.

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