Delay of EPA methane rule could worsen pollution impacts in Florida
The EPA’s own analysis shows the rule could prevent 1,500 premature deaths and 100,000 asthma attacks each year.
Tag: landfills
While Florida leaders ignore climate change, nonprofits are helping communities adapt
Preventing food waste though nonprofit groups is one way to address the climate crisis at the local level.
How satellites can help us find and clean up methane super-polluters
Okeechobee and Orlando landfills are among those with the largest methane emissions, according to Carbon Mapper.
Miami-Dade’s composting breakthrough should be celebrated — will a $1.9B incinerator snuff it out?
Miami-Dade cannot celebrate composting while building infrastructure that requires us to stop composting.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
Catherine Valdivieso and the SwapCo app make sustainability stylish
A Q&A with the CEO and founder of SwapCo, an app designed to make sustainable fashion social, local and easy.
South Florida’s waste is the key to fueling its economy
Cities are capturing methane from landfills and converting it into renewable natural gas that can power heavy-duty vehicles.
Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
Increasing the practice of recycling solar panels has more than just environmental benefits.
Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste
As demand for critical materials keeps growing, discarded electronics can become valuable resources.
Reducing food waste helps the climate
Food makes up almost 25% of the waste in our landfills, and when it decomposes, it releases methane.