Environmental group wants this agency to join climate fight

One environmental group thinks it knows how to measure the invisible. And if the Obama administration wants to combat climate change, it says what it’s doing deserves a look.

The Environmental Defense Fund and Google started a project that maps natural gas leaks in Staten Island, Indianapolis and Boston, which form just a snippet of the 1.24 million miles of pipelines that deliver the fuel to homes and businesses. In a new methodology, it also helps determine the amount that escapes into the atmosphere from each leak.