Methane

This automated tool helps tackle methane emissions from landfills

LoCI Controls uses remotely controlled sensors to help landfills reduce methane leaks. If scaled up, the technology could have a big impact.

By Isobel Whitcomb . 24 October 2024

A landfill-gas extraction system collects methane at the King County Cedar Hills Regional Landfill in Washington state. (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Methane

Landfill methane is a big climate problem. Here are some easy solutions.

The methane released by U.S. landfills could be cut in half in the next 25 years if the EPA adopts policies that some states have now, a new study finds.

By Keaton Peters . 22 October 2024
Methane

Colorado launches first-of-a-kind landfill-methane monitoring program

Using EPA funds, Colorado will deploy cutting-edge technology for detecting methane emissions from its 80 landfills, making it a leader among states.

By Isobel Whitcomb . 25 September 2024
Methane

Pressure mounts on methane-polluting Oregon landfill to clean up its act

Nearby residents have been sounding the alarm about Coffin Butte Landfill for years. Now Sen. Jeff Merkley and other members of Congress are demanding action.

By Isobel Whitcomb . 19 August 2024
Methane

A huge landfill in Oregon is spewing methane. Its owners want to expand.

Numerous safety violations have been detected at the fast-growing landfill. It’s part of a larger pattern of problems with how the U.S. handles waste.

By Isobel Whitcomb . 6 August 2024
Methane

Is the EPA about to get serious about methane pollution from landfills?

Current EPA rules are inadequate, experts say, but the agency has committed to updating them. States like California, Maryland, and Washington can show the way.

By Keaton Peters . 10 July 2024
Liquefied natural gas

Huge, controversial LNG export terminal gets green light from FERC

Climate activists have rallied to stop the Calcasieu Pass 2 facility, or CP2, in Louisiana. Now the final decision rests with the Department of Energy.

By Pam Radtke / Floodlight . 27 June 2024
$Flares burning off gas at Belridge Oil Field and hydraulic fracking site which is the fourth largest oil field in California$

Fossil fuels

The US oil and gas industry is emitting less carbon than it used to

American oil and gas companies have cut back on methane emissions even as production reached record heights, a new analysis shows.

By Julian Spector . 3 June 2024
Methane

Landfills leak methane at alarming rates, new research shows

Nearly a fifth of U.S. methane emissions come from landfills. Advocates are calling on the EPA to crack down on this source of climate pollution.

By Naveena Sadasivam . 24 May 2024