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PostMay 22, 2025

New landfill rules were supposed to cut methane. Michigan’s still falling...

A large red truck drops off trash into a pile on the South Kent County Landfill.

PostMay 20, 2025

Can Michigan fix its food waste problem with composting?

Eggshells, asparagus, and other food scraps in a bucket.

PostMay 19, 2025

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

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...

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...

An overhead view of N Green River Dr. in Houston.

PostMay 6, 2025

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

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 ...

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

PostDecember 4, 2024

A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful

MIT chemical engineers designed a two-part catalyst that can convert methane gas to useful products. The catalyst consists of iron-modified aluminum silicate plus an enzyme called alcohol oxidase (enzyme not pictured).

PostOctober 8, 2024

Utah has the last conventional uranium mill in the country. What does it do...

Utah has the last conventional uranium mill in the country. What does it do?

PostSeptember 30, 2024

Aligning economic and regulatory frameworks for today’s nuclear reactor t...

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

“A lot of the faculty have that go-getter attitude,” Liam Hines says about MIT. “It’s made me confident to really tackle the things that I care about.”

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