According to the EPA, the average American produced about five pounds of solid waste every day in 2018. Of those five po ...

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers of trash juice.

The landfill improvement project is included in the county’s capital improvement program, with $1 million allocated for 2025 ...

The Max Environmental Technologies landfill has been out of compliance with requirements set under the Clean Water Act for most of the past three years and with the federal hazardous waste law ...

Litter in and around the landfill. Waste outside of the permitted area. Releases of liquid pollution. Failure to file mandatory reports. These are some of the issues found at four of the state’s ...

Rensselaer City School District K-12 complex, right, sits adjacent to the S.A. Dunn landfill on Monday, June 6, 2022, in Rensselaer, N.Y.

The Oregon Senate passed a bill requiring a landfill notorious for methane leaks to use advanced technology to regulate the pollution it generates. As Oregon Public Broadcasting reported ...

Commentary: Seneca Meadows landfill is not the problem. Overconsumption is. Environmental stewardship requires more than protecting our own backyard.

Landfill operators say they need the extra trash to manage Maine’s sludge—but conservationists are pushing back.

Problems at the Bethlehem landfill have raised red flags for residents near the proposed site who worry about the impact of a new landfill on the environment and their way of life.