Kentucky must now track landfill emissions, like every other state

The US environmental regulators are proposing to approve Kentucky's plan to control pollution from its landfills. This means Kentucky will finally have to measure, monitor, and report the gases coming from its trash dumps, just like most other states already do.

For years, some states have lagged in adopting federal rules for landfill emissions. This approval means Kentucky's existing landfills will now be subject to the same monitoring and reporting requirements as those in states that adopted the rules earlier. It closes a gap, ensuring more consistent environmental oversight across the country for a common source of greenhouse gases.