BP’s Archaea Energy just flipped the switch on two new renewable natural gas (RNG) plants in southern Ohio—one at the Beech Hollow Landfill in Wellston and another at the Pike Sanitation Landfill in Waverly. These facilities, situated about 40 minutes apart and operated by Rumpke Waste & Recycling, aim to capture methane emissions from decomposing waste and convert them into RNG using Archaea’s Modular Design (AMD) technology.

The EPA is walking back some of the toughest rules on “forever chemicals” in drinking water, dialing back protections that were supposed to cut down on the cancer-causing crap still lingering in our taps. These chemicals, known as PFAS, have been linked to all kinds of nasty health problems, from liver damage to developmental disorders, and they basically never break down once they hit the environment.