Is Flossie getting gassy a real issue?

California has taken the initiative to declare a new matter of public urgency — cow flatulence.

Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that targets bovine flatulence in the state’s fight against climate change. On the surface this vendetta against methane emissions from either end of a cow may seem like something published by The Onion, but ineffective and ludicrous regulations have become a harsh reality for agriculture, an industry that is constantly being painted as eco-unfriendly. Time and time again, animal rights groups and environmentalists claim animal farms are a danger to the environment and must be regulated....