California Regulators Approve Rules to Curb Methane Leaks and Prevent Fires at Landfills

California adopts most stringent landfill gas rules in the country

The three-year process culminated in a final regulation that sets some of the most stringent rules in the country for landfill gas control systems. It also includes provisions reacting to issues at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.

California regulators approve rules to curb methane leaks and prevent fires at landfills

In one of the most important state environmental decisions this year, California air regulators adopted new rules designed to reduce methane leaks and better respond to disastrous underground fires at landfills statewide.