A Texas Dairy Ranks Among the State’s Biggest Methane Emitters. But Don’t Ask the EPA or the State About It

3 years ago by silence7 to c/climate

Three years ago, North Dumas Farms was an empty field near the northern edge of the Texas Panhandle. Today it is a massive dairy operation—and one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the state. The dairy is permitted to hold up to 72,500 cows, whose burps and manure would produce an estimated 13,096 metric […]

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Almostarctic 4 points 3 years ago

It's only the second biggest Methane emitter in Texas. The members of the State Legislature have it beat hands down.

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