{"id":251346,"date":"2024-05-20T14:09:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T14:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/advanced-methane-technologies-can-strengthen-new-landfill-pollution-limits\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T18:32:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T18:32:54","slug":"advanced-methane-technologies-can-strengthen-new-landfill-pollution-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/advanced-methane-technologies-can-strengthen-new-landfill-pollution-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced methane technologies can strengthen new landfill pollution limits"},"content":{"rendered":"
(This post was co-authored by EDF\u2019s <\/em>Peter Zalzal<\/em>)<\/p>\n When organic waste ends up in landfills, it produces methane \u2014 a powerful climate pollutant \u2014as it decomposes.<\/p>\n In the U.S., landfills are our third largest source of methane and a major driver of climate change. They also emit large amounts of health-harming and even cancer-causing pollution, such as toxic benzene, that endangers nearby communities. And to make matters even worse, they cause noise and odor problems.<\/p>\n Recent scientific studies indicate that landfills may be an even greater source of pollution than we thought. A study led by scientists at Carbon Mapper and recently published in the journal Science surveyed 20% of open U.S. landfills and found significant point source emissions at the majority (52%) of sites.<\/p>\n Earlier work based on data from the TROPOMI space satellite looked at 73 landfills and found their pollution…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n