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Editor’s note: The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission on Dec. 18 approved new regulations to reduce methane emissions from landfills in Colorado. Denver and WM, one of the nation’s largest waste ...

Facing rapid population growth, Ada County officials have been trying to find creative ways to extend the life of the county landfill. Now, they’re cookin’ with gas. Biogas Development, a ...

More than a decade ago, the Mesa County Landfill voluntarily began capturing and burning off the methane generated by the organic waste disposed of there. Now, county officials are watching with ...