TNEC recognizes the importance of this new study: Methane emissions in eastern Mass. are 6 times higher than state estimates. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has determined that methane emissions from natural gas pipelines and other infrastructure are six times higher in eastern Massachusetts than the state has estimated. WBUR reports that “the study also reports that methane emissions have not decreased over the past eight years, despite state efforts to fix leaks.”
Methane emissions are high in eastern MA
