EPA Faces Growing Calls For New Landfill Methane Rules Ahead Of COP28

Environmentalists and a former top White House climate advisor are urging EPA to announce plans to update methane standards for new and existing landfills at the upcoming international climate summit in Dubai, arguing that officials have an opportunity to achieve significant greenhouse gas benefits from revising the Obama-era rules. “EPA is required to revisit the rule in August 2024, and the agency can make this commitment clear by announcing plans at [the United Nations climate conference] to open a rulemaking...