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Scientists work to reduce livestock emissions

Animal agriculture produces more methane - a powerful greenhouse gas - than any other human activity in the U.S. Climate experts say we need to cut those down now. But the science on livestock emissions is just emerging, so it's not clear how to do that.

Broadcast on:: 22 Jun 2023

Cows stand in a pen at a dairy farm. (Trevor Hagan / Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Animal agriculture produces more methane than any other human activity in the United States. Climate experts say we need to cut those down now, but the science on livestock emissions is just emerging so it's not clear how to do that.

KUNC's Rae Solomon reports for the Mountain West News Bureau on a group of researchers looking for answers.