Did you know that your trash that ends up on a landfill not only has an environmental impact but also has a huge impact on climate, and not in a good way. Everything we use in our day-to-day lives...
Converting methane to methanol just got a whole lot simpler. A team of collaborating scientists from Stanford University and the University of Leuven in Belgium has shed light on an innovative process that could potentially lead to methane — an...
An orbiting satellite recently detected a large plume of methane in the skies above South African coal mines, highlighting the potential environmental risks associated with dirty fossil fuels. Since methane is a greenhouse gas that is far more potent than...
[caption id="attachment_2210" align="aligncenter" width="2048"] Credit: David Dodge, Green Energy Futures[/caption] Synthetic man-made compounds that are used to manufacture common household products such as motor oil and shampoo are ending up on landfills where they supercharge natural gas produced by...
Methane from livestock production, fossil fuels, and landfills contributes 30% of the greenhouse gases that are responsible for global warming Since methane is a greenhouse gas that is far more potent in terms of its warming potential than carbon...
Deterioration of aging chemical waste disposal sites could potentially allow a concoction of hazardous chemical pollutants to escape to the environment, including sensitive aquatic and marine ecosystems. A new UK study has received funding to the tune of 2.3million British...
One of the greatest environmental health risks the world is currently facing is poor air quality, with the agricultural activities being a major contributor of harmful air pollutants both in the United States and globally. Yet, very little studies have...
A landfill methane emissions rule implemented by the Trump administration that delayed action to limit methane emissions from landfills was scrapped earlier this month by a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. Landfill methane emissions a potent greenhouse gas Landfills...
Scientists have developed a system for ranking toxins commonly found in landfills according to their quantity and level of toxicity, allowing landfill managers and environmental agencies to better manage the environmental threats posed by toxins in leachate. There are nearly...
