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19 hours agoCalifornia Adopts Tougher Methane Rule for Landfills to Curb Planetary Warming | KQED
The new rules will eventually require landfill operators to take action when a satellite or airplane detects a methane leak, improve routine leak monitoring and reporting and mandate stronger action on recurring issues. The protections will add to a suite of regulations the state passed in 2010, which made California the first state to develop stricter standards than the federal government.
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