Midwestern sources of methane

February 22, 2021

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Photo of sandhill cranes in a shallow Minnesota wetland by the USFWS Midwest Region.

Methane is an important greenhouse gas, and a growing amount of it is produced in the US. A study led by LAAS PhD candidate Xueying Yu has found that in the Upper Midwest, wetlands are the largest source of methane, while livestock is the largest anthropogenic source. 

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