California gas well blowout caused nation's largest methane release, study finds
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 14:01
in Earth & Climate
The Aliso Canyon natural gas well blowout released more than 100,000 tons of the powerful greenhouse gas methane before the well was finally plugged Feb. 11, according to the first study of the event, to be published Feb. 26 in the journal Science. The results confirm that it was the largest methane leak in U.S. history.