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Published: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Trash at the Fresh Kills landfill. Photo credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Destroyed cars and trucks sit at the Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island. Spencer Platt/Getty Images This story was updated at 2:53 p.m. EDT. EPA is moving forward with a plan to curb methane emissions from landfills as the Biden administration sharpens its focus on combating climate change. The agency issued a final rule laying out emissions thresholds for municipal solid waste landfills yesterday. Under the rule, landfill operators have 30 months to install appropriate systems in order to meet EPA s standards. The rule will impact 1,590 landfills in 42 states along with Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona. Other states have already submitted their own plans and received EPA approval, including Arizona, California, Delaware, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia. Both New Y

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