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Update: The Lower Snake River Reservoirs Generate Significant Amounts of Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas

July 2020 By John Twa, Mechanical Engineer Scientists are increasingly studying and recognizing the significant amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from hydropower reservoirs. “[N]umerous studies have demonstrated that hydropower reservoirs have the potential to produce high amounts of [methane], despite initially being considered carbon-free energy sources”. In fact, ten

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