David Kempisty   Each week, millions of Americans roll their bins to the curb and never think twice about what comes next.

Landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions both in the U.S. and globally. These emissions heat the atmosphere at about 80 times the rate of carbon dioxide over 20 years, but the ...

The Loess Hills Regional Sanitary Landfill is one of a handful of landfills in Iowa that converts landfill gas into renewable natural gas. (Photo courtesy of Bret Stephens/Loess Hills Landfill) When ...

Dave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB. I’m Dave Miller. We talk a lot about CO2 as a greenhouse gas and for good reason. Billions of metric tons of it go into the atmosphere every year, creating ...

This series focuses on type I landfills, also known as municipal waste landfills. For Jackson, the most immediate issue is the trash and landfill on her block. Since she moved to this neighborhood a ...

This series focuses on type I landfills, also known as municipal waste landfills. For Jackson, the most immediate issue is the trash and landfill on her block. Since she moved to this neighborhood a ...