As EPA Preps Rules, Environmentalists Seek To Halve Landfills’ Methane

As EPA is developing updated Clean Air Act methane standards for new and existing municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills, environmentalists are floating a new report that says the agency can require facilities to cut emissions by more than half by 2050 by making “common-sense” updates to the standards. Recommended requirements in the Oct. 22 report from Industrious Labs, which advocates for decarbonizing the industrial sector, include improvements in gas collection systems and landfill cover requirements. For example, the report recommends...