Some dairy farmers in Massachusetts are using food waste and manure to create renewable energy.
Each farm produces enough to power about 1,500 homes. Not only does this process create electricity, NPR Science Correspondent Allison Aubrey tells us it also prevents the release of methane, a greenhouse gas.
This episode was produced by Brit Hanson and edited by Viet Le.
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