Colorado will regulate landfill methane emissions starting 2025, aiming for a 90% reduction by 2050.

Colorado plans to regulate landfill methane emissions starting 2025, aiming to reduce the state's greenhouse gases by 90% by 2050. The state will create stricter rules than the EPA, potentially requiring new equipment and increased monitoring for both large and small landfills. Landfills are the third-largest methane source in the U.S., with Colorado's landfills emitting the equivalent of 1 million cars' emissions in 2020.

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