Under pressure, Miami-Dade mayor flips on incinerator
The mayor backed off a plan to rebuild a waste-to-energy incinerator in Doral in favor of shipping trash to landfills.
Tag: landfills
In Florida, officials and communities clash over where to build the nation’s largest trash incinerator
Miami-Dade’ officials have delayed a decision on where to build the planned $1.5 billion incinerator.
Miami-Dade incinerator: Is burning the only answer?
By Ken Russell and Michael Rosenberg On Sept. 17, along with several hundred citizens concerned about the future of Miami-Dade ...
Methane emissions are at new highs. It could put us on a dangerous climate path
Cutting methane emissions is one of the best and only short-term levers we can pull to slow the rate of ...
Waste-to-energy facilities are environmentally responsible, compatible with nearby communities
WTE facilities are stringently regulated under science-based standards demonstrated to protect human health.
Developing biodegradable alternatives to single-use plastics – A Q&A with the co-founder of StrawFish
Kyle Lansing is co-founder of StrawFish, which is developing biodegradable alternatives to straws and other single-use plastics.
Curbing the climate crisis by turning trash into treasure
Methane gas from landfills can be harnessed for renewable energy production.
Renewable natural gas provides brighter, cleaner future
Florida, with its vast biogas potential, stands poised to harness the benefits of RNG.
Cruise ships produce enormous amounts of waste and emissions
Cruise ships create 24% of the waste generated by ships in the ocean and just one ship can release as ...
More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported
Here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource.
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