(Reported by Danielle Smith of Keystone News Service)

A new report highlights the growth of Pennsylvania’s methane-mitigation industry, showing positive impacts on the economy, job market and environment. Pennsylvania ranks among the top five states for methane-mitigation activities, accounting for 8.5 percent of the total employee locations in this sector nationwide. Marcy Lowe from Datu Research says Pennsylvania’s state-level methane rules have led to a 22.2 percent increase in methane-mitigation companies over the past three years and sixty-five percent over the past decade.  

Source for Photo: FILE – A flare to burn methane from oil production is seen on a well pad near Watford City, North Dakota, Aug. 26, 2021. The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming even as President Joe Biden has pressed energy producers for more oil drilling to lower prices at the gasoline pump. Biden was set to announce a supplemental rule Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, cracking down on emissions of methane as he attends a global climate conference in Egypt.(AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)