Farming cattle is generally associated with a large carbon footprint. Studies suggest that Americans need to cut back meat consumption by 90% and milk consumption by 60% in order to meet global warming targets. But can we turn this around...
California is looking to renewable energy sources to meet future energy demands. Yet, while renewables such as solar and wind energy typically spring to mind, renewable natural gas (RNG) is rapidly being recognized as another important source of renewable energy...
Levels of chemicals and other pollutants in drinking water are monitored to ensure they do not pose a health risk to humans. Now health regulators warn that food can also be a source of exposure to toxic chemicals, with emerging...
Proposed new methane ruling will rollback restrictions on methane emissions in the oil and gas industry. The Trump administration recently announced plans to curb regulation of methane gas emissions, a significant contributor to atmospheric warming. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has...
The US administration is currently undoing protection measures that were implemented specifically to protect endangered species, a move that conservationists believe will have dire consequences to plants and wildlife. The US Department of Interior recently announced a series of revisions...
Sewage sludge is the byproduct that remains after sewage is processed at a wastewater treatment plant. These biosolids can be applied to soils as a nutrient-rich fertilizer, added to a biodigester to produce biogas, or it can be used...
In response to Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (C. Garcia, Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017), The California Air Resources Board (CARB) established the Community Air Protection Program (CAPP or Program). The CAPP's primary goal is to reduce exposure to air pollutants...
The American Biogas Council (ABC), a trade organization representing the biogas industry in the US, has hailed the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act recently introduced by Congressmen Ron Kind and Tom Reed The bill (H.R. 3744), which was reintroduced July 12th,...
The average elevation above sea level in Florida is around 6 feet. That means, averaging at 300 feet, the local landfill is likely the highest point around any city in the Sunshine State. You might know landfills as the stinky...
