Leaks in Natural Gas System Seen Exceeding EPA Estimate
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A study funded by a foundation tied to the pioneer of hydraulic fracturing found methane leaks from drilling and transporting natural gas are greater than U.S. estimates, undercutting the fuel’s climate benefits.
Those emissions, 25 percent to 75 percent higher than the estimate used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, would erase the benefits of using natural gas to power vehicles, said the authors of the study to be published today in the journal Science.