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American Lung Association Report Details Health And Environmental Impacts Of Fuel-Burning Appliances At Home

PA Environment Daily

residences burn methane gas (also known as natural gas), wood, propane, heating oil or other fuel for heating, drying clothes and cooking food. Petroleum-based fuels, including natural gas, propane, fuel oil and kerosene are the primary driver of these emissions. About 66% of U.S. global warming emissions in 2020.

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Do We Dare Continue to Flare?

Vermont Law

2) Therefore, various state agencies administer their jurisdiction’s “methane gas” policy. (3) 3) Here in the United States, the federal government, through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), is responsible for managing gas and oil exploration and extraction on Native American and national lands. (4) Turner, Jr.