California Commits $95 Million to Purchase of Satellite Methane Data
California plans to spend $95 million to monitor methane emissions via satellite and $5 million to help communities apply the data to stem pollution.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the three-year, $95 million contract awarded by the California Air Resources Board to nonprofit Carbon Mapper to process and disseminate data gathered by Planet Tanager hyperspectral-imaging satellites.