Bills meant to restrict landfill expansions or operations are awaiting governors’ approval in several states, while New ...

This story is the first article of a two-part Mongabay mini-series exploring possible climate futures. Read Part Two. The ...

Composting transforms organic waste into nutrient-rich soil, significantly reducing methane emissions and protecting public ...

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

The accelerated timeline is due to higher-than-expected temperatures over the past few years, diminishing air pollution that cooled the Earth, and rising greenhouse gas emissions.

To the already very long list of problems caused by global warming, add toxic waste in old landfills exposed by coastal erosion and polluting beaches and seas. “There is not lots of toxic waste ...

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 ...

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 ...

The landfill has been spewing noxious odors into ... longer trips and producing more emissions that cause smog and global warming. “Its closure could profoundly alter waste management policies ...

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 ...

Concentrations of carbon dioxide — the most important driver of global warming — are now growing ... can be attributed to bacteria living in landfills and the guts of cows, researchers worry ...

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 ...