Methane, a greenhouse gas that’s more powerful than carbon dioxide over its first 20 years in the atmosphere, is released from landfills by decomposing organic material like food scraps, cardboard, ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Fires caused by exploding lithium batteries have been on the rise this year at Deschutes County's Knott Landfill, prompting concern about their safe disposal. In the last three ...

A fire that sent thick smoke into the sky around Ascot is thought to have been caused by a lithium battery exploding. Fire crews from across Berkshire were sent to Shorts' landfill site in St George's ...

Exploding brain! Page 1 of the March 28 Maui News reports that the state will short the Maui check for its state hospital system $28 million next year and another $700,000 for the landfill (read loss ...