The Metro: Michigan landfills are heating up. Here’s what escapes

Landfills release benzene and other chemicals even on a normal day. When the waste inside heats up, those emissions climb with it. A well at Arbor Hills, west of Northville, hit 177 degrees last year — and the operator now wants to expand.
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