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PostMay 19, 2025

Rotting food, rising heat: How Michigan’s landfills help drive methane po...

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Trash piles atop the South Kent County Landfill in Byron, Michigan.
PostMay 9, 2025

The Science of the City: Some Maryland counties burn food waste; others jus...

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Montgomery County’s infamous waste-to-energy incinerator in Dickerson, Maryland
PostMay 7, 2025

A sustainable future is possible for Houston—local officials just have li...

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An overhead view of N Green River Dr. in Houston.
PostMay 6, 2025

Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater...

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A machine helps with the growth of the aquatic plant Lemna.
PostMay 6, 2025

Experts say composting is the best solution to landfills. Where does Housto...

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Leo Brito, Founder of Zero Waste Houston, dumps wood chips during a composting class.
PostMay 5, 2025

Houston's trash problem is only getting worse. What will it take to get it ...

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An overhead view of the McCarty Road Landfill from Angela Jackson's neighborhood on March 15, 2025, in Houston.
PostApril 11, 2025

The Science of the City: Composting, the fertile solution to food waste

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Two people stand in front of a large machine at a compost processing facility in Maryland.
PostApril 8, 2025

Study: Burning heavy fuel oil with scrubbers is the best available option f...

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Pictured here is the Hedwig Oldendorff vessel at the Port of Taicang, China, prior to the start of the emission monitoring voyage.
PostMarch 26, 2025

MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail

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Representatives from across the MIT Maritime Consortium attended a signing ceremony at MIT. Left to right: Fotini Christia (MIT), Anantha Chandrakasan (MIT), Chara Papaefthymiou (Navios), Amulya Mohapatra (Foresight Group Services), Kwangpil Chang (HD KSOE), Chris Wiernicki (ABS), Miltiadis Marinakis (Capital), John Lycouris (Dorian LPG), Daniel Huttenlocher (MIT), and Themis Sapsis (MIT).
PostMarch 17, 2025

The Science of the City: A landfill full of food is a recipe for methane

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Earthmoving equipment on a landfill site

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