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TUE, 22 SEPT · 78 ITEMS
"Satellites Reveal America's Top 15 Methane Super-Emitters" — Gizmodo · Humanitarian & Biosphere
This is a news story about a new report, likely 'Methane Made in America' from UCLA Law, that uses satellite data (specifically from the ) to rank the 15 largest methane-emitting oil and gas sites in the United States. The headline refers to these as 'super-emitters' — facilities that release disproportionately large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. The report highlights that a small number of sites account for a large share of emissions, and that actual emissions may be significantly higher than official estimates.
The claim is based on the UCLA report 'Methane Made in America,' which is the primary source, and the Gizmodo article is secondary reporting on it. The Guardian's coverage corroborates the report's existence and key findings, including that three of the top 10 sites had no detected plumes in some checks. The accuracy is solid for the report's existence and its rankings, but the specific numbers and methodology details are inferred from the search snippets, not fully verified from the primary document.
The article was published on 2026-09-17, and the underlying report and satellite data are from 2025-2026, so this is genuinely new coverage of a current study.