Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few relatively simple policy fixes could cut the amount of planet-warming methane released by U.S. landfills in half in the next ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions both in the U.S. and globally. These emissions heat the atmosphere at ...

Total corporate emissions rose last year, largely because food scraps and other organic waste continue to decompose in the ...

Satellites are emerging as a powerful new tool in the fight to curb emissions of methane. While methane is much shorter-lived in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, it is vastly more potent at ...

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 ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

The project, anticipated to be a partnership between WM, City of Denver and Arapahoe County, still needs to go through permitting. DENVER - All landfills face a similar challenge. "Decomposition ...

Colorado is making great strides in clean energy and electrifying transportation. But there’s an untapped opportunity for us from an unexpected source: our trash. By updating how we regulate ...

Earlier this year, Mumbai’s Kanjurmarg landfill—a place that takes in most of the city’s waste—was found to be one of the ...

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Authored by Ram Ramprasad, Sustainability Expert India’s thousands of open dumpsites are usually viewed as environmental ...

In a press release, Marathon Digital Holdings announced a partnership with Nodal Power, a renewable energy developer and operator, to launch a pilot project for mining bitcoin powered solely with ...