In her column “What’s in the Air,” Dominique Browning shares her experience of the launch of MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite. What she sees as she watches the satellite take off are the families here on Earth who will most benefit from accurate methane data.
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What’s in the Air: More Than Just a Heap of Metal
MethaneSAT: A Satellite for the Good of All Humankind
The organization with which we launched Moms Clean Air Force—the Environmental Defense Fund—is sending a satellite into space for the good of all humankind. MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite, is a go for launch on Monday, March 4.
This Scientist Wants Climate Action and Is Developing the Satellite to Make It Happen
For decades, satellites have been beaming down evidence of Earth’s changing climate but with little impact. MethaneSAT—a satellite built for the single, critical purpose of fighting climate change—is about to change all that.
Boletín de EcoMadres: Febrero 2024
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Moms Are Fighting to Stop Gas Pipeline Leaks
Gas pipelines are a significant source of methane, a potent climate pollutant more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. This is unacceptable, and it’s a problem we can fix.
New Oil and Gas Permits Denied in Colorado
When one mom realized the neighborhood fracking pad was making her child sick, she took action. Read how she helped pass a law that is now being used to deny permits for wells near Colorado neighborhoods.
Incentives to Cut Methane Pollution Work
The Methane Emissions Reduction Program will place a commonsense fee on methane waste from oil and gas operators who don’t meet federal standards. This new program is essential to the success of EPA’s recently finalized methane protections.
The Power of Moms: This Mother-Daughter Duo Shut Down the Urban Oil Well Sickening Their Community
Monic Uriate and her daughter, Nalleli Cobo, have been an unlikely environmental justice team since 2010, the year Cobo first got sick from living near an active oil well. Read how they used grassroots advocacy and storytelling to get the neighborhood well shut down.
Moms Urge EPA to Fine Major Methane Polluters
We have to drastically reduce methane, and soon. EPA is currently accepting comments on the Methane Emissions Reduction Program, which will ensure oil and gas companies act quickly to reduce pollution by assessing a fee when they exceed the federal methane emissions standard.
Boletín de EcoMadres: Enero 2024
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