Landfills across America are releasing far more methane, a potent planet-warming gas, than we previously thought. A study published in the journal Science found that our nation's dumps are releasing ...

David Kempisty   Each week, millions of Americans roll their bins to the curb and never think twice about what comes next.

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 ...

Remember the banana peels, apple cores, and leftover pizza you recently threw in the garbage? Today, your food waste—and your neighbors’—is emitting climate-warming greenhouse gases as it decomposes ...

Every day, Americans dump tons of food — an estimated 170,000 tons, according to the Environmental Protection Agency — into landfills across the nation: carrots gone slimy in the back of a fridge, ...

More than a decade ago, the Mesa County Landfill voluntarily began capturing and burning off the methane generated by the organic waste disposed of there. Now, county officials are watching with ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Contaminated liquids erupt onto the surface of Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic in November 2023. (South Coast Air Quality ...

A vast canyon of buried garbage has been smoldering inside a landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, inducing geysers of liquid waste onto the surface and noxious fumes into the air. In the Inland ...