Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Facing rapid population growth, Ada County officials have been trying to find creative ways to extend the life of the county ...

Landfill methane is a focal point in the broader climate conversation as regulators, policymakers, and the public continue to place pressure on operators.

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Landfills are a major problem for the climate: They’re the United States’ third-largest source of methane, a greenhouse gas that ...

Colorado is making great strides in clean energy and electrifying transportation. But there’s an untapped opportunity for us from an unexpected source: our trash. By updating how we regulate ...

Denver and WM, one of the nation’s largest waste companies, will soon turn the city landfill into Colorado’s first garbage dump that converts methane into renewable natural gas — repurposing a ...

State regulators on Thursday approved new rules seeking to reduce methane emissions from landfills, which will help in the battle against global warming but also result in higher dumping fees due to ...

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is investigating an old landfill site emitting methane onto nearby properties in Fayetteville, DEQ and Cumberland County officials said this ...

VIROQUA, Wis. (WKBT) -- Viroqua's old landfill closed in the early 1990s, with a system in place to help vent out the methane gas from decomposing waste. The city thought everything was fine — until a ...

Editor’s note: The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission on Dec. 18 approved new regulations to reduce methane emissions from landfills in Colorado. Denver and WM, one of the nation’s largest waste ...