Waste Groups Challenge EPA Landfill Methane Rule, Despite Initial Support

Several waste groups are challenging EPA's rule limiting methane from existing landfills, faulting many aspects of the rule, including a stricter emissions capture threshold and the agency's use of the controversial social cost of methane (SCM) to calculate its benefits, despite industry's prior cautious acceptance of the proposed version of the regulation. The waste groups -- National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), Solid Waste Association of North America, Waste Management, Inc., Waste Management Disposal Services of Pennsylvania, Inc., and Republic...