Landfills in Colorado release millions of ... paper and yard trimmings decomposes into the soil, contributing to global warming and harming human health. Colorado, as part of its multi-pronged ...

BENGALURU, India — Landfills are releasing far more planet ... local governments carry out targeted efforts to limit global warming by pinpointing specific sites of major concern.

Proposed rules would force operators to measure methane emissions, fix leaks and, in some cases, install gas collection ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that decomposing landfill waste releases over 17% of the country’s human-produced emissions of the powerful global warming agent. Recent ...

Sources of this gas include agriculture (mostly livestock), leaks from oil and gas production, and waste from landfills. One of the most concerning impacts of global warming is the effect warmer ...

Methane leaks from sites like rice paddies, landfills, dairy farms and coal mines could be plugged with the help of gas-guzzling bacteria, helping to curb near-term global warming. Later this year ...

Humans cause methane emissions by burning fossil fuels, engaging in large-scale agriculture and filling up landfills ... the most dire consequences of global warming.” The Associated Press ...

The greenhouse gas traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, so climate scientists say reducing methane emissions could help mitigate global warming. The EPA requires landfills of a ...