Satellites Reveal America’s Top 15 Methane Super-Emitters

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What happened

A new report ranks the highest emitting methane sources from three major oil and gas basins in the U.S.

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  • Reported by Gizmodo and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:25:12 UTC.

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