U.S. oil and gas boom behind rising ethane levels
Up to 3 percent of emissions of the greenhouse gas come from single site centered in North Dakota
![Bakken shale](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/050416_ts_ethane_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
GAS LEAK Flyovers of North America’s Bakken oil and gas field reveal that the region releases a significant amount of the world’s ethane emissions, a gas that can damage air quality and warm the climate.
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