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EPA boosts estimate of U.S. methane emissions

Contributions from natural gas, oil and landfills rise

METHANE MISMATCH  A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency revises upward its estimates of U.S. methane emissions, such as those from natural gas wells, by more than 3.4 million metric tons. 

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By Thomas Sumner

- More than 2 years ago

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, criticized for understating how much methane the United States spews into the atmosphere, has boosted its estimate of total U.S.