Colleen O’Neil, of the Mountain Watershed Association, fixes a crooked sign posted near a landfill's discharge pipe that flows into Sewickley Creek in Yukon, Pa. This article originally appeared on ...

Landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions both in the U.S. and globally. These emissions heat the atmosphere at about 80 times the rate of carbon dioxide over 20 years, but the ...

Remember the banana peels, apple cores, and leftover pizza you recently threw in the garbage? Today, your food waste—and your neighbors’—is emitting climate-warming greenhouse gases as it decomposes ...

New CO landfill methane rules represent a step forward for nearby communities while tackling climate pollution 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

State regulators on Thursday approved new rules seeking to reduce methane emissions from landfills, which will help in the ...

Trash piles atop the South Kent County Landfill in Byron, Michigan. The landfill opened in 1986 and will be at capacity in around 5 years. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of ...

The Lowry Landfill Superfund site east of Aurora in Arapahoe County is pictured on May 16, 2024. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) Coloradans’ trash negatively affects our health after going to ...

Plastic waste peaks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Learn eco-friendly swaps to protect our oceans and make a big impact ...

The Carney government is making good on a promise to help tackle one of the most potent forms of climate pollution, as it ...

Open Access Government explores the issue of water pollution and its severe implications for public health and the ...

Food waste and other organic material dumped in landfills produces methane and other pollutants as it decomposes. Colorado’s ...