California the culprit for spike in little-known greenhouse gas more potent than CO2
State revealed as America’s overwhelming emitter of sulfuryl fluoride, used by $4.2bn pest-control industry to kill termites
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State revealed as America’s overwhelming emitter of sulfuryl fluoride, used by $4.2bn pest-control industry to kill termites
California, a state recognized for stringent greenhouse gas reduction regulations, is, unfortunately, the country’s largest emitter of one: sulfuryl fluoride.
Despite its environmental reputation, California emits more of a climate-warming pesticide than all other states combined, mostly from termite fumigation.
As much as 85 percent of U.S. emissions of sulfuryl fluoride—a rare greenhouse gas and common pesticide used to treat termites—comes from California
California is leading California is leading the US as the largest emitter of a greenhouse gas released from pesticides. The state accounts for 12 percent of the total 17 percent in the US.