Two congressional representatives from the Tri-Counties are part of an effort calling for more federal control of landfill gas emissions.
More than 20 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to the head of the EPA, saying stronger emission standards are needed. They say solid waste landfills have become the third largest source of human related methane emissions un the United States. Methane is considered to be a major contributor to global warming
They are calling for a rulemaking requiring landfills to use technology which can capture, and even harness the methane for other uses.
Democratic Congressman Salud Carbajal of Santa Barbara and Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley of Westlake Village are among the leaders taking part in the call for action by the EPA.
