Methane leaks from gas pipelines are a hidden source of widespread air pollution

Methane leaks from gas pipelines are a hidden source of widespread air pollution

Gas pipelines can be dangerous to human health even if people don't damage them by digging. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is decreasing the attention federal regulators pay to pipeline leaks. But leaks from natural gas pipelines don’t just waste energy and warm the planet – they can also make the air more dangerous to breathe. That air pollution threat grows not just in the communities where the lea…

Provectus Algae nets fresh funds to scale methane reduction seaweed tech platform

Provectus Algae has raised a $10.1 million Series A round and secured a $2.5 million grant from the Australian government to scale an indoor growing system it claims can transform the unit economics of growing Asparagopsis (red seaweed) for livestock methane reduction. The round was led by At One Ventures and included Methane Mitigation Ventures, leading Australian beef cattle lot co Mort & Co, and existing shareholders including Hitachi Venture…