New York’s largest landfill is pumping a lot of methane into the atmosphere — as much as 90 times the federal limit.
The Seneca Meadows landfill, located in the Finger Lakes region 275 miles from Midtown Manhattan, is leaking copious amounts of methane despite repeated repairs and persistent warnings from state regulators, a new report by the advocacy group Full Circle Future revealed on Thursday.
The analysis was based on documents obtained from the state Department of Environmental Conservation and self-reporting from 16 landfills across New York. It found that six sites, including Seneca, surpassed federal limits…