Methane oxidation in landfill cover soils is a naturally occurring process whereby methanotrophic bacteria convert methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into less harmful compounds. This process is ...

SAN DIEGO — The city of San Diego is suing Manchester Financial, the development company owned by hotelier and former Union-Tribune owner Doug Manchester, for dumping contaminated soil from its North ...

Hundreds of tons of contaminated soil and millions of gallons of water have been collected from East Palestine, Ohio, after a train derailment last month released toxic chemicals into the surrounding ...

State lawmakers are planning an oversight hearing that will look into how California handles toxic soil from old industrial, military and other cleanup sites — waste contaminated with things such as ...

ROACHDALE, Ind. (WISH) — I-Team 8 has uncovered details about the violations the landfill in Putnam County committed over the last 10 years. It’s the Indiana site getting contaminated soil from the ...

Have you ever considered what happens to the materials you throw out in your garbage can? Where do they go and what happens to them? What does the journey look like for your banana peel? If you were ...

Lyon County’s landfill for construction debris, County Commissioners learned this week. But for now, commissioners are opting to wait and see how the rule making process goes before taking further ...

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