About 2% of natural gas supplied to a Midwest city leaks into the atmosphere

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Oct 16, 2026, 3:30 pm66 ptsTrending
Most natural gas leakage in Indianapolis likely originates from homes and other buildings, not exterior pipelines and large-scale distribution infrastructure that deliver the fossil fuel, according to Penn State researchers who assessed nearly a decade of data.

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