COLUMBIA — An inmate-run gas plant at a South Carolina prison will turn cow manure into renewable energy that can power major companies in the state. Charleston-based company GreenGas USA is planning ...

The latest beef in Olympia? Cow burps, gas and poop. Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to gather better data on the scale and scope of methane emissions released by dairies and ...

COPENHAGEN -- The United States is counting on cows to save the planet. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced an agreement with the American dairy industry Tuesday to reduce the industry ...

Whether they're for dairy or beef, cows produce a lot of methane gas. A single cow produces up to 264 pounds of methane per day, contributing to a total of 231 billion pounds of methane emitted ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Researchers at Oregon State University received a million-dollar grant to study seaweed and how it can help reduce the greenhouse gas that's released from cattle. It is the circle of ...

Cows are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, but scientists are working on a vaccine that could greatly reduce the amount of methane the animals produce within their digestive tract. The ...

A heifer stands inside a methane chamber at Cornell University, June 7, 2024, in Ithaca, New York. Researchers are studying how to reduce methane emissions from dairy cows. Melanie Stetson ...

Scientists think they can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by tweaking the food that cows eat. A recent experiment from the University of California, Davis suggests that adding seaweed to cattle feed ...