Aerial surveys conducted as part of the study reveal that over half of U.S. landfills exhibit significant methane emissions, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on Thursday.
A landfill is a place of perpetual motion, where mountains of garbage can rise in days and crews race to contain the influx ...
A landfill is a place of perpetual motion, where mountains of garbage rise in days and crews race to contain the influx of ever more trash. Amid the commotion, an invisible gas often escapes ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from landfills, urban areas and U.S. states, according to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson ...
Garbage piling up in landfills isn’t just an eyesore, it’s also a climate nightmare, belching out large amounts of planet-warming methane gas. In the United States, the problem could be much ...
This super-pollutant’s ability to trap heat and warm the planet is about 80 times greater than carbon dioxide. When people ...
Landfill trash is the third-largest source of human-caused methane pollution in the US. To fight global heating, curb waste An elusive climate menace is now easier than ever to see. In early March ...
April 16 (UPI) --Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and oil and gas operations around the world than governments realized, recent airborne and satellite ...
Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and oil and gas operations around the world than governments realized, recent airborne and satellite surveys show.
Less than a quarter of electronic waste was properly collected and recycled in 2022. Some of the rest winds up in the hands ...