The beef and dairy industry in California generates 50 percent of the state's output of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. The state is now requiring the beef and dairy industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. NBC Left Field went on a road trip (and a dive) to find out how scientists are testing and growing a red algae seaweed that can reduce methane from cow burps.
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