Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New York Landfills: Who does it impact?

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New York Landfills: Who does it impact?

GEOG 220 Project

The EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) updates a database that details Landfill Gas Energy Projects (LFG) across landfills throughout the United States. The EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) conducts a yearly overview that requires landfills emitting above 10,000 MT or more of CO2e a year to report their emissions. Studies and current research have proven that living within 2-4 miles of a landfill or waste site increases risk of health issues. Research also indicates that those living closest to landfills are placed there unequally due to a number of factors including but not limited to race, income, and education. Here, the GHGRP data was used with US demographic data to visualize whether or not there is a correlation between the amount of methane emissions from landfills and household income by New York State County.

Helfand, Acadia

Fall 2025

Poster

GEOG220

Cartography Spatial Data Visualization/GIS

Curri, Neil

Completed