EPA rolls out over $100M in funding opportunities for recycling, organic waste
More federal funding comes online for local, Tribal and state efforts to boost recycling.
propublica expose reveals intense greenwashing efforts around RNG
Investigative piece points to large gap between claims and reality of "RNG"
terrible odor drives residents to set up own air monitors
Lack of basic monitoring for air pollutants drives community action
colorado, oregon, new york and more states awarded federal funding to cut methane emissions from landfills, boost food waste prevention, organics recycling
Initiatives to cut potent emissions from landfills, food waste win big
new VERMONT STUDY findS food waste disposal ban has cut tons of food in landfill
State of Vermont tracks progress of its statewide organic waste disposal ban
national food waste strategy unveiled at refed summit, includes key strategies advocated for by industrious and others
Biden Administration renews and upgrades its commitment to reducing food waste with whole of government approach
msw landfills are largest share of large industrial methane emissions in 44 states
Find out if your state’s landfills make up the largest share of large industrial point sources for the super pollutant methane.
top 50 highest methane emitting landfills
Find out if your landfill is in the top 50 highest methane emitters in the country.
while nasa study finds epa estimates of landfill emissions are underestimated, scale of underestimates beats out oil and gas, livestock and coal, epa air regs don’t touch many landfills
NASA satellite observations reveal disturbing levels of methane from U.S. landfills, yet EPA regulations to limit emissions from methane don’t even apply to many landfills.
chicago tribune reports: U.S. EPA Inspectors Find many Exceedences of methane limit, issues with gas collection and cover quality at Multiple Landfills in Illinois
Check out the Chicago Tribune’s recent coverage of the urgent issue of flawed EPA regulations of landfills, and read on for even more detail on what U.S. EPA Inspectors found at Illinois landfills.
u.s. senate hearing spotlights momentum on recycling, bipartisan bills are a Super charge opportunity
U.S. Senate committee hearing showcases bipartisan support for recycling bills. The most effective way to lower methane emissions from landfills from that waste is to stop organic waste from being landfilled, and there are solutions at our fingertips to prevent and divert organic waste from landfills.
new playbook on deploying advanced monitoring tech at landfills - epa has opportunity to act to include tech
Advanced monitoring technology to vastly improve finding and fixing potent methane emissions at landfills is available and effective! Check out this new resource that walks you through how
New study from carbon mapper & co-authored by EPA shines a light on outsized landfill emissions
A potent planet-warming gas is seeping out of U.S. landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say - U.S. EPA holds pen to fix flawed regulations.
new scientific study finds landfill methane emissions monitoring and reduction is one of most cost effective options to mitigate climate change, current emissions estimates up to 200% too low
A study published in the Scientific Journal Nature, finds landfill emissions are underestimated worldwide - yet another reason for the federal government to act to abate methane emissions.
a year into implementation, keeping food and organics out of landfills is picking up speed in california
The composting market is red hot as more people and businesses keep their food and other organic waste out of landfills in California