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Fact Sheet: Proposed Federal Plan for 2016 Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills Emission Guidelines

In August 2019, EPA proposed a federal plan that would apply to municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills in any state, tribe, or locale that has not submitted a satisfactory plan. This page includes a fact sheet on this proposal.

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