A new study shows that systems designed to capture methane from cow manure, called dairy digesters, are highly effective. But on the rare occasions they fail, the leaks are large enough to offset their climate benefits.
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A methane plume looms over a cow manure lagoon in California.
A large methane plume is seen over a dairy digester.
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