Every year, Americans dump over 250 million metric tons of garbage into landfills, where it seems to magically disappear from our lives. In reality, our trash either gets fossilized or digested by ...
That’s because landfills aren’t just piles of garbage: When organic matter like food and yard waste decompose in the oxygen-free environment of a landfill, it creates methane and carbon dioxide.
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 ...
Most Americans are unaware that reducing methane emissions is the single most impactful action we can take right now to slow global warming. This super-pollutant’s ability to trap heat and warm ...
When it comes to demolition, Aspen continues to seek greener pastures. During a Monday work session, City Council members ...
Peoria's only landfill could be full by this fall, but there's no replacement in place to take consumers' trash.
A quarter of people feel that homeware trends are changing at an increasingly fast pace, with 62% admitting to throwing away ...
I’ve been to the top of Wachusett, Monadnock, and many other peaks in our region, but I recently took a trip to the top of ...
Some residents say the town and state do not do enough to respond to their concerns. Officials say they do what they can, and are following the wishes of voters. HARTLAND — The odors from the ...
The frenzy of bicycle purchases during the early COVID-19 pandemic is about to make the problem even worse. But one Sydney ...
Gurgaon: The state wildlife department is considering withdrawal of the no-objection certificate (NOC) issued for the ...