Methane, a greenhouse gas that’s more powerful than carbon dioxide over its first 20 years in the atmosphere, is released from landfills by decomposing organic material like food scraps, cardboard, ...
A landfill must be a set minimum distance from certain types of water sources under thestate’s regulations. For wetlands and certain types of streams, it can be no closer than 200 feet; for others, it ...
ELLERY – In light of the recent fire at Chautauqua County’s landfill, officials are reminding the public of what is and isn’t accepted. The County Landfill is a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill.
Landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions both in the U.S. and globally. These emissions heat the atmosphere at about 80 times the rate of carbon dioxide over 20 years, but the ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s method of detecting methane leaks at landfills is flawed, and emissions of this powerful heat-trapping gas are likely much higher than what is being reported ...
Landfills are one of California’s largest sources of the greenhouse gas methane, which is dozens of times more powerful than carbon dioxide at heating up the planet. But even when landfills shut down, ...
Oil and gas production creates a lot of waste in Ohio. Much of it goes to the same landfills as household trash.
If you’ve lived in New Jersey long enough, chances are you’ve come pretty close to a landfill — even if you didn’t know it. Most people want to run away holding their nose when the smell hits. But NJ ...