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, ...

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 ...

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.

Satellites are giving cities a clearer view of methane emissions from landfills, turning hard-to-spot leaks into actionable ...

Any climate action plan that wants to quickly turn the tide of global warming has to tackle methane, which traps orders of magnitude more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide in the first years ...

IOWA (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - When household waste decomposes at a landfill, it produces methane, a greenhouse gas that traps significantly more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. The U.S.

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 ...