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...
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 those landfills, a new study has found. While this currently poses...
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 dioxide,...
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...
By Adam Singfield An injection of corporate funding from business giants could boost the development of carbon capture and storage technologies with the purpose of sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it underground in a grand effort to...
Biogas can have impurities removed and upgraded to render it suitable for use as a vehicle fuel. This analysis examines the environmental and economic costs associated with cleaning, upgrading, and compressing RNG for use as compressed natural gas (CNG) used...
