landfill
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The state is also seeking preliminary and permanent injunctions and other orders to prevent the landfill operator from violating the waste control laws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
But the state alleges in the lawsuit that an uncontrolled subsurface elevated temperature, or SET, has rapidly expanded within the landfill since May 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The growing garbage fire has warped a landfill hillside, which could potentially trigger and avalanche of garbage and leachate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
She said the idea developed partly in response to the cost of living crisis and concerns about clothing going to landfill.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Cities built near major bodies of water often create new land by dumping soil and rubble, called landfill, into bays and ocean inlets.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Satellites and AI are also used to spot greenhouse gas emissions from individual facilities such as oil and gas sites, mines or landfills.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The company said landfills, where operations are typically predictable and monotonous, are ideal for automated equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The remainder of planet-warming gases are released by smaller fossil fuel companies, livestock agriculture, deforestation, landfills and other activities, according to the study.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He said the company was spending $1 million a day to get rid of the food, haul it to landfills and tamp down odors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
During this period, plastic increasingly filled landfills and oceans while its production—up to 8 million tons annually by 2020—contributed to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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