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methane

[meth-eyn, mee-theyn] / ˈmɛθ eɪn, ˈmi θeɪn /
NOUN
marsh gas
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Thirty-five space satellites helped to detect that it generates some 100,000 metric tons of methane annually.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Puzder has railed against the bloc’s regulations and lobbied for changes to specific laws, including the EU’s methane regulation and its corporate sustainability directive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

High concentrations of methane can cause "episodes of suffocation or headaches," Yuri Carvajal, president of the environmental department at the Medical College of Chile, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

I’m scheduled to tour purification facilities, pipelines and compression stations that process the methane and transport it to markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Then of course the black phone rang, and Dad heard there was a fall, men were hurt, maybe trapped, methane was surely seeping in.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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