Unused natural gas behind NYC's $300 million waste of a potent greenhouse gas

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Methane emissions from the New York City metropolitan area are largely driven by natural gas use, according to a new study published today in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics by researchers at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, part of the Columb…

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:40:06 UTC.

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