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.
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
super emitter program and advanced monitoring tech now part of epa’s oil and gas standards - why not landfills?
The EPA tackles oil and gas emissions by deploying advanced monitoring technologies and pinpointing super emitters - why not at landfills too?
Roosevelt Landfill in washington reported five years of zero emission exceedances–but EPA inspection report tells a different story
The most troubling finding of this inspection is the night and day difference between what the Landfill reported–zero methane limit exceedences–and what the EPA found: 16 methane exceedances, many extremely high
epa finds “explosive levels” of methane at landfill in washington state
Environmental and safety concerns found at Washington landfill
to address caa violations, epa requires kansas landfill to do drone monitoring and better leak detection on cover - it should do the same in its air regulations
Mitigating landfill methane emissions is a top priority for EPA enforcement, yet the EPA office of air and radiation has not yet acted to improve air emissions regulations for landfills.
wastemap: A new web tool from rmi and catf to track and reduce global waste methane emissions
RMI and Clean Air Taskforce debut an open access online tool that provides waste methane emissions data at the country, state and city level, alongside a modeling tool for some municipalities.
slash waste emissions through federal climate pollution reduction grant program
Industrious Labs and RMI have published a new resource: Priority Climate Action Plan Guide:Organic Waste & Landfill Methane Strategies, created to support states, MSAs, Tribes and territories in achieving at-scale emissions reductions and community benefits through incorporating waste and landfill methane emissions reduction strategies, as these governments write their required Priority Climate Action Plan for the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG).
biden administration announces $100M in recycling infrastructure projects
Keeping organic waste out of landfills is the most effective strategy to stopping new methane emissions.
canada funds innovative monitoring systems to reduce emissions at landfills
The Government of Canada invests in cleaning up Canada’s landfill emissions using drone-based and other monitoring technologies.
state of pennsylvania achieves methane emissions reductions at landfills by direct remote measurement
Super emitter landfills can be detected using satellites and overflight technologies, as a State of Pennsylvania report shows.
U.S. epa names unchecked methane emissions from landfills as top priority for enforcement
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for 2024-2027, including for the first time initiatives to mitigate climate change, address exposure to PFAS contamination, and protect communities from cancer-causing coal ash.