Don't Waste Our Future
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3rd March 2025
Landfills and environmental justice in Colorado — Don't Waste Our Future
Colorado’s landfills are hidden drivers of the climate crisis, spewing unchecked amounts of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere each year. And methane doesn’t travel alone – it carries along a toxic cocktail of air and water pollutants like nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, benzene, toluene, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), all of which directly impact the health of those living nearby. Landfill pollution impacts all of us — but it doesn’t impact us all equally. A deeply entrenched l...