CIWMB ADVANCES PROJECTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

The waste board this week approved funding for projects aimed at better defining the board's role in Cal/EPA's Climate Action Team, a Schwarzenegger Administration initiative to curb global warming through greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. At the Sept. 20 California Integrated Waste Management Board meeting, the board announced strategies aimed at decreasing GHG emissions from waste industry sources, such as landfills. The board will allocate $155,000 for landfill gas monitoring system assessment to determine if current monitoring systems are sufficient...