Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a broad group of man-made chemicals that are used to manufacture a wide range of everyday products such as non-stick cookware, food packaging, stain-resistant fabrics used to produce carpets, upholstery, garments, as well as...
Reducing methane emissions on livestock and dairy farms is an important step to fighting climate change according to a recently published report titled: Methane, Cows, and Climate Change: California Dairy’s Path to Climate Neutrality. Livestock farms, such as dairy operators...
The US Senate has passed a new bill that will require the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a consumer recycling education and outreach program. The aim of the newly introduced Act, known as the ‘‘Recycling Enhancements to Collection...
Early this year, the US Environmental Protection Agency implemented a rule introduced in 2016 by the Obama administration that lowers the threshold at which landfills are required to install methane collection systems. The implementation of the rule will require an...
Methane from landfills is one of the top three human sources of this potent greenhouse gas. Capturing methane produced by rotting waste on a landfill could help slow climate change. Yet this is not necessarily a simple task. It involves...
Methane-sensing satellites will be used to identify landfills that emit large amounts of methane in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions from these sources. Landfills have been acknowledged as one of the largest anthropogenic contributors of climate-warming methane to...
The highest point of Orlando's Orange County landfill is 140 feet high. When one stands on top of this mountain of refuse, you look down on the city of Orlando, including its high-rise buildings and the runways of the Orlando...
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 typically...
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 abundant...
