The issue focused primarily on limiting greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere through combustion and incineration of biomass fuels such as coal, petroleum and wood pellets. While legislators debated limits for methane emissions during debates last week, fossil fuel proponents touted carbon dioxide emissions reductions while environmentalists protested pollution risks posed by deforestation and grazing livestock on forests that absorb methane from wildfires and manure ponds that spew pollutants into waterways and wetlands.Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.

