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New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers

FILE - Dairy cows graze on a farm near Oxford, in the South Island of New Zealand on Oct. 8, 2018. New Zealand's government on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File) FILE - Dairy cows graze on a farm near Oxford, in the South Island of New Zealand on Oct. 8, 2018. New Zealand's government on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)
New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers