Dirty, smelly built-up land with tractors moving across acres of trash and vultures flying above: That’s the picture of a landfill. For decades, adding landfill space has been left out of the public ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California air regulators voted unanimously to adopt stricter rules designed to reduce methane emissions and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Underground fires and methane leaks at California landfills have prompted thousands of complaints from nearby ...

A 2.66 megawatt solar panel farm along the Old Erie Canal in New York state was constructed in an old landfill. As director of the Indianapolis’ Office of Sustainability, Morgan Mickelson has ...

If you’ve lived in New Jersey long enough, chances are you’ve come pretty close to a landfill — even if you didn’t know it. Most people want to run away holding their nose when the smell hits. But NJ ...

On a warm July morning, Joe Suleyman — dressed in a neon vest, short sleeves and blue jeans — stood on a grassy hill in New Hanover County. White clouds drifted across a bright blue sky above a lush ...

Last year, Brandi Howse’s annual mammogram returned a grim diagnosis: Stage 3 breast cancer. To save her life, she had her breasts removed, then her ovaries. She’s free of the disease now and ...

The transfer station, approved by Manchester Township, addresses the uncertainty surrounding Modern Landfill's future. The new station will allow residents and businesses to continue disposing of ...

Middle Point Landfill management pitched expansion Tuesday after facing opposition the previous week from the Rutherford County and Murfreesboro mayors. Landfill general manager Mike Classen spoke to ...

Many people worry that EV batteries will become e-waste, but that's unlikely. EV batteries can last far longer than the average internal-combustion engine. Even after the vehicle itself leaves the ...

To the already very long list of problems caused by global warming, add toxic waste in old landfills exposed by coastal erosion and polluting beaches and seas. “There is not lots of toxic waste ...