Center for Biological Diversity filed 2 comments on this docket between Oct 9, 2014 and Nov 2, 2015. 17 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 3928d ago.
Center for Biological Diversity and Californians Against Waste comments on Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills; Proposed Rule; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0451; FRL-9930-64-OAR with attached reference.
The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth submit the attached comments and selected cited references.
The control of landfill gas based on the proposed requirements results in emissions reductions of over 30 volatile organic compounds and air toxics such as toluene, benzene, and vinyl chloride. The reduction of these emissions has direct and indirect health benefits, environmental benefits, reductions of methane gas emissions, and reduction of odor problems. Some landfills control landfill gas by combusting it in a boiler, engine, or turbine to produce steam or electricity, taking advantage of landfill gas as a renewable energy source.
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