Energy and Environment

NASA keeping tabs on fracking from space

By John Siciliano
Published August 15, 2016 11:07pm ET
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NASA keeping tabs on fracking from space
This undated handout image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Michigan, shows the Four Corners area, in red, left, the major U.S. hot spot for methane emissions in this digital map. (NASA, JPL-Caltech, University of Michigan via AP, File) | AP

A new NASA study finds that a region in the West is producing most of the area’s methane emissions that are blamed for contributing to climate change.

The new study takes aim at the “Four Corners” region where the states of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet and is known for its natural gas production.

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