EDITOR’S NOTE: Fifty years ago today, an explosion at the Scotia coal mine in Letcher County, Kentucky, killed 15 miners. Two ...

In March 1976, two explosions over two days rocked the Scotia coal mine in Eastern Kentucky, killing 26 men. Fifty years ...

The company representative wrote that “methane was observed in explosive gas probe GMP-12 at a level of 7.9% by volume, which ...

A mud volcano erupted in San Juan de Urabá, Antioquia, killing livestock and damaging roads. Authorities have set up a safety ...

A combination of weakened atmospheric removal and increased emissions from warming wetlands, rivers, lakes, and agricultural land increased atmospheric methane at an unprecedented rate in the early ...

Waste management is no longer simply a disposal function. By prioritizing methane management through both downstream controls and upstream diversion, U.S.

In recent years, Siberia’s giant exploding craters have left scientists baffled. First spotted in 2012 on the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas, these massive, gas-emission craters have become a symbol of ...

A methane explosion occurred at the Severnaya coal mine in Vorkuta (Komi Republic) on February 25, 2016. As a result of the incident, 36 people were killed. All the details are in the Izvestia article ...

Methane levels in Earth’s atmosphere surged faster than ever in the early 2020s, and scientists say the reason was a surprising mix of chemistry and climate. A temporary slowdown in the atmosphere’s ...

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with strong heat-trapping capabilities. Although there is less methane in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, the foremost greenhouse gas, researchers attribute 30 ...

This story is courtesy of the Kentucky Lantern, a project of States Newsroom. At 11:15 on the morning of March 9, 1976, ...