What does fish food have in common with methane flaring? More than you’d think, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. Today on the news, a researcher has a novel use for methane in our state. Plus, Utah was ranked the worst in the nation for women’s equality four years in a row. Now USU’s Women & Leadership Project has recommendations to improve women’s equality statewide. And, environmental groups are calling on Colorado River states to tighten their belts as they discuss the future of the West’s main water source.

Show Notes:

Photo: An image of methane sources and capture potential from research published in Nature Sustainability. The Four Corners region is known as a methane ‘hot spot’ due to flaring. Scientists are researching ways that may incentivize its capture, like creating a simple protein.

USU: Women’s Equality in Utah – Why Utah Is Ranked as the Worst State, And What Can Be Done

https://www.usu.edu/uwlp/blog/2021/white-papers-womens-equality-in-utah

USU: Utah Gender Wage Gap – A 2021 Update

https://www.usu.edu/uwlp/blog/2021/utah-gender-wage-gap-2021-update

WalletHub: Best & Worst States for Women’s Equality (2021)

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-for-women-equality/5835

Nature Sustainability: Displacing fishmeal with protein derived from stranded methane

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00796-2.epdf?sharing_token=bBWiqGDSRpvRe8RrjGseXtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0Pu0zhSQ9pLEGPO3qq9OjeKN8GpZpJ2dtooxv2fnqnsKvDL3jB6Bp1vBt_WtD7q5i4RtvtiZlpcTL3nTdTIPFyx9efkPsuTAlyModEhMCl0A1fcIvnIWsgp5EEMs3P-UVA%3D

The University of Utah: Methane emissions – Falling, but leaking

https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/uinta-basin-methane/