NZ Farmers Gas About Sheep Flatulence Pollution Law

In its quest to be the first carbon-neutral country, New Zealand is cracking down on methane emissions--and that means regulating the gas released by livestock, the Los Angeles Times reports. Farmers are worried a government proposal to fine them if their livestock exceed greenhouse-gas limits could leave many bankrupt—a particular problem as the world faces a food crisis.

“There's no other country in the world that's so clean of chimney stacks that its animals are the biggest polluters," said the head of a major farmers’ organization. "It's an ironic situation." (More environment stories.)