Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s method of detecting methane leaks at landfills is flawed, and emissions of this ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) approved in a December 15th letter an unmanned aerial system (“UAS” [i.e., a drone]) as an alternative method to determine compliance with the ...

SCRANTON – Keystone Sanitary Landfill plans an alternative leachate treatment method to discharge directly into two nearby waterways and spray on landfill dirt roads to keep dust down, a spokesman ...

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The St. Clair County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation during its board meeting Thursday on how the county might remove "forever chemicals" from water in the Smith's Creek Landfill. Dr. Arie ...

A steady stream of trucks rolls up to the week’s assigned disposal spot at the landfill off Hanes Mill Road in Winston-Salem, each one dumping its load into a colorful sea of discarded things.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A project in Kent County that has been on hold for more than a year is moving forward with the goal of finding a better way to manage waste. In this November 2021 photo, ...

A landfill in Central Florida is drilling a deep well to inject runoff mixed with garbage into the ground.

This report is a collaboration between Inside Climate News, WMFE in Orlando, and NPR’s Investigations Desk. A single flip-flop. An empty Chick-fil-A sandwich bag. A mattress. A sneaker, navy with a ...