Methane emissions from wetlands are rising faster than those from industrial sources, prompting concerns about a climate feedback loop.

Scot Miller is an assistant professor in Johns Hopkins University's Department of Environmental Health and Engineering whose research focuses on greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. His ...

Methane spiked in the early 2020s as wetter conditions boosted emissions at the same time the atmosphere’s chemical “cleaner” weakened.

As regulators investigate and lawmakers lament the Feb. 3 train derailment at the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that released carloads of toxic chemicals into the atmosphere, state officials have expressed ...

Methane is particularly targeted for curbing greenhouse gas emissions because its significant global-warming potential in the short term exceeds carbon dioxide by over 80-fold. However, monitoring ...

It's been known for nearly a century that swarms of single-celled organisms thrive by consuming chemicals from their environments and expelling methane gas as a byproduct. In 2024, researchers in the ...

The world is moving in a perilous direction when it comes to planet-warming methane emissions, which are soaring to record highs driven largely by human activity, new research warns. In April of this ...

Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton University. And since ...

Temporary carbon removal can help counter methane’s warming impact, supporting faster progress toward global climate goals.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry at the COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt — JOSEPH EID US climate envoy John Kerry urged Pacific island states on Thursday to join ...