U.S. Senate environment and public works committee spotlights potent methane emissions from landfills
In a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Senators and expert witnesses emphasized the urgent need to address methane emissions from municipal landfills — an action advocacy and research groups continue to urge the Environmental Protection Agency to take.
roundup of historic year of federal funding for organics and recycling projects
Federal one-time funding sparks job creation, recycling, food rescue and organics diversion - will Congress continue this progress?
biden proclaims america recycles day: acknowledges disproportionate suffering from impacts of burned and buried waste
President: “Many people, especially people of color and low-income Americans, have suffered disproportionately from the damaging effects of pollution, including landfilled, dumped, or incinerated waste.”