Aerial observations of hundreds of large landfills across 18 states found they are leaking 40 percent more methane than is reported to the EPA Will Sullivan Daily Correspondent Methane plumes ...
Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and oil and gas operations around the world than ...
WASHINGTON, March 28 (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.
Landfill trash is the third-largest source of human-caused methane pollution in the US. To fight global heating, curb waste ...
This super-pollutant’s ability to trap heat and warm the planet is about 80 times greater than carbon dioxide. When people ...
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 ...
Methane is a heat-trapping greenhouse gas (GHG) that is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Most methane comes from ...
Aerial Surveys Show US Landfills Are Major Source of Methane Emissions By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources ...