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AB 1534 (Irwin) Remote sensing of methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills

Status: Held in Committee
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Existing law, The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board (ARB) as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. Existing law requires the ARB to approve and begin implementing a comprehensive short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) strategy to achieve a reduction in the … Read more

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Industry’s 3 largest landfill operators among California’s biggest methane emitters: report

Tractor pushing garbage in a landfill.

Highlights: A report found that the top methane point source polluters are landfills. The three landfill operators, Republic Services, Waste Connections and Waste Management, “represent 26.8% of all methane from California facilities – the warming equivalent of more than 725,000 cars on the road annually.” The large emitters have plans to offset their emissions generated … Read more

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