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Editorial: Whatever happened to L.A.’s plan to end its reliance on landfills?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Editorial: Whatever happened to L.A.’s plan to end its reliance on landfills?

LA Times  

The smoldering, stinking mess at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic is a glaring example of the environmental and public health hazards created by burying our trash — and how state and local leaders have allowed this problem to pile up. Nearly two decades ago, the city of Los Angeles adopted a visionary plan to divert 90% of the city’s …

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Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane

BBC  

Exploding craters and overflowing landfills are unexpected sources of methane Getty Images The craters that periodically appear in northern Siberia are thought to be linked to climate change A new methane-monitoring satellite is turning a powerful eye on methane from oil and gas, helping spot rogue emissions. Getty Images One Californian cattle feedlot produces more methane than the biggest oil …

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Methane is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Methane is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say

CNN  

CNN — Garbage piling up in landfills isn’t just an eyesore, it’s also a climate nightmare, belching out large amounts of planet-warming methane gas. “Those types of measurements really are not designed to do anything in terms of emissions,” but rather just detect methane “hotspots,” Daniel Cusworth, lead author and scientist with the non-profit Carbon Mapper, told CNN. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/Getty …

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Mapping methane: Satellites seek out gas-spewing waste sites
1 year, 1 month ago

Mapping methane: Satellites seek out gas-spewing waste sites

Al Jazeera  

A first-of-its-kind waste map under development shows methane emissions at landfills around the world in new fight against climate change. Surprises came quickly when the Global Methane Hub, a non-profit that seeks to reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, began looking at satellite images taken of landfills from around the world. The hub recently announced it received a $5m …

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Satellite data finds landfills are methane ‘super emitters’
2 years, 4 months ago

Satellite data finds landfills are methane ‘super emitters’

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Landfills are releasing large amounts of planet-warming methane gas into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste and are a significant contributor to such emissions in urban areas, a study suggests. “This is the first time that high-resolution satellite images have been used to observe landfills and calculate their methane emissions,” said Joannes Maasakkers, lead author of …

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Satellite data finds landfills are methane super emitters
2 years, 4 months ago

Satellite data finds landfills are methane super emitters

Live Mint  

Landfills are releasing a significant amount of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste, a study suggests. Scientists used satellite data from four major cities worldwide — Delhi and Mumbai in India, Lahore in Pakistan and Buenos Aires in Argentina — and found that city-level emissions in 2018 and 2019 were 1.4 to 2.6 times higher than …

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Landfills are methane super emitters, Delhi, Mumbai among worst hit globally
2 years, 4 months ago

Landfills are methane super emitters, Delhi, Mumbai among worst hit globally

India Today  

Landfills are releasing far more planet-warming methane into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste than previously thought, a study suggests. Scientists used satellite data from four major cities worldwide — Delhi and Mumbai in India, Lahore in Pakistan and Buenos Aires in Argentina — and found that emissions from landfills in 2018 and 2019 were 1.4 to 2.6 times …

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Satellite data find landfills are methane ‘super emitters’
2 years, 4 months ago

Satellite data find landfills are methane ‘super emitters’

LA Times  

A person picks through trash for reusable items as a fire rages at a landfill in New Delhi, India, in April. Scientists used satellite data from Delhi and Mumbai in India, Lahore in Pakistan and Buenos Aires in Argentina and identified specific locations in each city that persistently emit high methane levels, all of which were landfills. “This is the …

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Reducing methane is crucial for protecting climate, health yet emissions are rising: UN report
3 years, 7 months ago

Reducing methane is crucial for protecting climate, health yet emissions are rising: UN report

Firstpost  

Global methane emissions were fairly level about 15 to 20 years ago, but started creeping up over the past five years or so. Methane, the main ingredient in natural gas, is a larger climate problem than the world anticipates, and cutting its emissions will be crucial to slow global warming, a new United Nations report warns. As methane emissions are …

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