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alojapan.com/1240366/fire-risk Fire risk at Osaka Expo 2025 site as methane levels detected in underground area, raising safety concerns #Japan #methane #Osaka #OsakaExpo #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 TOKYO, April 7 — A level of methane high enough to potentially ignite a fire was detected at the World Expo site in Japan, organisers said today, less than a week before the event opens. The gas was detected at an underground pit for electrical equipment during a test opening of the…

alojapan.com/1239782/potential Potentially explosive levels of methane gas detected at Osaka Expo site #2025OsakaExpo #methane #Osaka #OsakaTopics #大阪 #大阪府 A potentially explosive concentration of methane gas has been detected at the site of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka Prefecture, prompting safety measures and raising fresh concerns about the artificial island where the event will be held. The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition said Monday that methane levels…

Goodbye, #methane #tax Just before a tax on methane, enacted as part of the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, was set to go into effect, President Donald Trump repealed it. Methane is a highly potent #greenhousegas primarily a byproduct of natural gas use, which has accounted for some 20-30% of #globalwarming the tax would have been the US’s first measure penalizing greenhouse gas pollution. By Zoya Terstei
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Grist · Trump repeals America’s first-ever tax on greenhouse gases before it goes into effectBy Zoya Teirstein