World Biogas Association touts benefits of AD in new report

The report, which was presented to the mayor of Rotterdam on Wednesday, outlines the sources and impact of food waste and an overview of treatment technologies for city leaders.

By Kristin Musulin • May 17, 2018

New York Gov. Cuomo opposes upstate WTE facility

Cuomo said the incinerator project is "not consistent" with his administration's goals for protecting public health, the environment and an agriculture-based economy in the area.

By Kristin Musulin , Cody Boteler • May 16, 2018

Covanta on the upswing heading into 2018

With the Fairfax facility back at full speed, multiple projects moving forward and Chinese tariffs helping metal prices, the waste-to-energy company is on solid footing.

By Cole Rosengren • April 29, 2018

After the fire: Revamping one of Covanta's biggest facilities after it went up in smoke

A February 2017 ignition caused Covanta's Lorton, VA facility to shut down for nearly a year. How did it bounce back?

By Cody Boteler • April 24, 2018

UPDATE: New York has several recommendations for proposed upstate WTE facility

In a letter from the New York Department of Public Service, agency staff outlined several recommendations for Circular EnerG's plan for an upstate WTE project. 

By Cody Boteler • April 13, 2018

UPDATE: Monday's RFS meeting ended with a 3-month punt

President Donald Trump reportedly decided to extend discussions surrounding reform of the Renewable Fuel Standard before making any decisions.

By Cody Boteler • April 11, 2018

North Carolina, Duke University look to pig farms to generate electricity from biogas

Duke is abandoning a conventional power plant in favor of gathering energy from a resource North Carolina has in abundance: pig waste.

By Cody Boteler • April 11, 2018

CLF appeals decision to expand Wheelabrator monofill in Massachusetts

MassDEP issued final approval in April for more capacity at a controversial ash disposal site adjacent to one of the country's oldest waste-to-energy facilities.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated May 10, 2018

Maryland Senate votes to remove 'green energy' label from Wheelabrator Baltimore

The bill would strip waste-to-energy projects of a tax credit, though the legislation may not make it through the House of Delegates.

By Cody Boteler • April 9, 2018

Fiberight CEO suggests delayed facility in Maine will open by December

"It will work," CEO Craig Stuart-Paul said at a town hall meeting this week. "We will prove it to you."

By Cole Rosengren • Updated May 10, 2018

RePower opening Montgomery mixed waste MRF in December

The South Carolina company now plans to install equipment next month, with plans for full operations to kick in by Jan. 2019.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated Nov. 2, 2018

Covanta's Dublin WTE facility fined over 'glitch'

The facility pleaded guilty to three charges of breaking its license with Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency.

By Cody Boteler • March 27, 2018

Unpacking Trump's tariffs: What can we know for sure?

All signs point to President Trump moving forward with steep tariffs on steel and aluminum, though some in waste and recycling say the industry won't feel the effects until 2019.

By Cody Boteler • March 8, 2018

Connecticut considers biogas-boosting bill

The bill would require some electric generators to procure electricity from biogas-to-electricity projects, and follows a report that shows the state has a potential electric capacity of 41 KW from biogas.

By Cody Boteler • March 6, 2018

UPDATE: Augusta, ME votes to build LFG-to-electricity project

The council voted unanimously in Maine's capital to begin harvesting methane to produce electricity from the Hatch Hill landfill.

By Cody Boteler • March 2, 2018

EPA moves to give states more leeway on coal ash

A new proposed rule includes many changes EPA previewed in a November court document, including alterations to groundwater monitoring and protection standards, cleanup and closure rules and location restrictions for ash pits.

By Gavin Bade • March 2, 2018

Trump RFS meeting ends with no deal

Donald Trump affirmed his commitment to the Renewable Fuel Standard, both during and after the campaign. But his administration has yet to reach a compromise on the program's future with lawmakers. 

By Cody Boteler • March 1, 2018

Covanta to focus on profiled waste, tariffs and reopened facilities in 2018

After a somewhat tumultuous 2017, the company expects fully operational facilities to drive organic growth in 2018.

By Cody Boteler • Feb. 26, 2018

Latest Clean200 report recognizes waste industry for energy production

The list of publicly traded companies with "clean energy" revenues — tracked by As You Sow and Corporate Knights — includes Republic Services and Covanta.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 22, 2018

Report: U.S. WTE flat in 2017, including 'virtually no new financing'

By many measures, 2017 was a year of continued negative trends for waste-to-energy and biogas.

By Cody Boteler • Feb. 21, 2018

Gasification prototype creates mobile WTE possibilities

A method for converting a daily capacity of 2 tons of waste into 60 KW of energy, developed by SUNY Cobleskill, will be tested on a domestic military base.

By Cody Boteler • Feb. 20, 2018

Kentucky circuit court overturns coal ash rules

Finalized last year, the new rules limited public involvement in the permitting of coal ash reservoirs, known as a "self-implementing" program.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 2, 2018

UPDATE: New York county adds further opposition to upstate WTE project

The Ontario County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution against the Circular EnerG plan, with some citing disinterest in accepting more downstate waste.

By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 31, 2018

Covanta's Rookery South plant in England granted final approval

Construction on the facility is expected to begin this year.

By Cody Boteler • Jan. 30, 2018

AD facility proposal in Hawaii could put local compost operation out of business

The Hawaiian county's 20-year contract with Anaergia includes no up-front cost for construction, and would instead recoup costs by selling electricity back to the county.

By Cody Boteler • Jan. 29, 2018