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Colorado’s Proposed Landfill Methane Rule Can Deliver Vital Benefits for Coloradans, but more work remains
Elizabeth Schroeder 4/23/25 Elizabeth Schroeder 4/23/25

Colorado’s Proposed Landfill Methane Rule Can Deliver Vital Benefits for Coloradans, but more work remains

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Colorado on precipice of nation-leading standard to protect communities and climate
Elizabeth Schroeder 2/7/25 Elizabeth Schroeder 2/7/25

Colorado on precipice of nation-leading standard to protect communities and climate

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California is lagging behind Colorado and other states in addressing potent methane from landfills
Elizabeth Schroeder 2/7/25 Elizabeth Schroeder 2/7/25

California is lagging behind Colorado and other states in addressing potent methane from landfills

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Buried consequences: the chiquita canyon story
Elizabeth Schroeder 2/3/25 Elizabeth Schroeder 2/3/25

Buried consequences: the chiquita canyon story

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EPA rolls out over $100M in funding opportunities for recycling, organic waste
Katherine Blauvelt 9/25/24 Katherine Blauvelt 9/25/24

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.

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propublica expose reveals intense greenwashing efforts around RNG
Katherine Blauvelt 9/16/24 Katherine Blauvelt 9/16/24

propublica expose reveals intense greenwashing efforts around RNG

Investigative piece points to large gap between claims and reality of "RNG"

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terrible odor drives residents to set up own air monitors
Katherine Blauvelt 9/3/24 Katherine Blauvelt 9/3/24

terrible odor drives residents to set up own air monitors

Lack of basic monitoring for air pollutants drives community action

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colorado, oregon, new york and more states awarded federal funding to cut methane emissions from landfills, boost food waste prevention, organics recycling
Katherine Blauvelt 8/12/24 Katherine Blauvelt 8/12/24

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

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new VERMONT STUDY findS food waste disposal ban has cut tons of food in landfill
Katherine Blauvelt 8/7/24 Katherine Blauvelt 8/7/24

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

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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Methane Experts, Residents Impacted by Landfill Pollution Urge Biden Administration to Finish the Job, Protect Communities 
Elizabeth Schroeder 7/16/24 Elizabeth Schroeder 7/16/24

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Methane Experts, Residents Impacted by Landfill Pollution Urge Biden Administration to Finish the Job, Protect Communities 

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national food waste strategy unveiled at refed summit, includes key strategies advocated for by industrious and others
Katherine Blauvelt 7/1/24 Katherine Blauvelt 7/1/24

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

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msw landfills are largest share of large industrial methane emissions in 44 states
Katherine Blauvelt 6/11/24 Katherine Blauvelt 6/11/24

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.

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top 50 highest methane emitting landfills
Katherine Blauvelt 6/11/24 Katherine Blauvelt 6/11/24

top 50 highest methane emitting landfills

Find out if your landfill is in the top 50 highest methane emitters in the country.

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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
Katherine Blauvelt 6/5/24 Katherine Blauvelt 6/5/24

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.

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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
Katherine Blauvelt 5/29/24 Katherine Blauvelt 5/29/24

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.

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EPA Takes Steps to Address Underreporting of Landfill Methane Emissions 
Elizabeth Schroeder 5/28/24 Elizabeth Schroeder 5/28/24

EPA Takes Steps to Address Underreporting of Landfill Methane Emissions 

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u.s. senate hearing spotlights momentum on recycling, bipartisan bills are a Super charge opportunity
Katherine Blauvelt 5/24/24 Katherine Blauvelt 5/24/24

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.

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new playbook on deploying advanced monitoring tech at landfills - epa has opportunity to act to include tech
Katherine Blauvelt 5/24/24 Katherine Blauvelt 5/24/24

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

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New study from carbon mapper & co-authored by EPA shines a light on outsized landfill emissions
Katherine Blauvelt 4/8/24 Katherine Blauvelt 4/8/24

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.

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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
Katherine Blauvelt 4/4/24 Katherine Blauvelt 4/4/24

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.

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