Dem-Con Landfill LLC purchased the property from Bryan Rock Products. Scott County records show that Bryan Rock Products paid $4.7 million for the property in September 2010.

Garbage piling up in landfills isn’t just an eyesore, it’s also a climate nightmare, belching out large amounts of planet-warming methane gas. In the United States, the problem could be much ...

It adds to a growing body of evidence that landfills are a significant driver of climate change, said Riley Duren, founder of the public-private partnership Carbon Mapper, who took part in the study.

Over half of U.S. landfills observed by aerial surveys are super-emitting sources of methane, according to a new study in the journal Science published on Thursday.

Colorado’s current landfill rules are set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The state has 51 active municipal solid waste landfills, according to Taylor, although only 21 have high ...