Allied Waste Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at its Niagara Falls Landfill

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Allied Waste Niagara Falls Landfill, LLC for violating the federal Clean Air Act at its landfill in Niagara Falls, New York. The settlement requires Allied to pay a $671,000 penalty and operate a gas collection and control system to reduce harmful chemicals, primarily methane, released into the air. The settlement is part of the EPA's National Enforcement and Compliance Initiative dedicated to mitigating climate change, and will result in the estimated elimination of 86,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent methane emissions and the prevention of 32 metric tons of non-methane landfill gas emissions per year. The settlement also includes requirements for capping inactive vents, monitoring emissions and gas wells, and obtaining updated state permits.