"Under new rules announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday, solid waste landfill operators must begin capturing methane emissions from their sites at levels one-third lower than current standards permit.

The rule, finalized Friday after being proposed a year ago next month, updates 20-year-old standards for methane emissions at landfills.

The new standards will reduce landfill emissions by up to 334,000 tons a year by 2025 and produce climate benefits worth $512 million annually by then, the EPA announced."

Devin Henry reports for The Hill July 15, 2016. [2]