Editing Biogas (section)

===United States===
The United States legislates against landfill gas as it contains [[Volatile organic compound|VOCs]]. The United States [[Clean Air Act (United States)|Clean Air Act]] and [[Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations]] (CFR) requires landfill owners to estimate the quantity of non-methane organic compounds (NMOCs) emitted. If the estimated NMOC emissions exceeds 50 tonnes per year, the landfill owner is required to collect the gas and treat it to remove the entrained NMOCs. That usually means burning it.
Because of the remoteness of landfill sites, it is sometimes not economically feasible to produce electricity from the gas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US EPA |first=OAR |date=2016-04-15 |title=Basic Information about Landfill Gas |url=https://www.epa.gov/lmop/basic-information-about-landfill-gas |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.epa.gov |language=en}}</ref>

There are a variety of grants and loans the support the development of anaerobic digestor systems. The [[Rural Energy for America Program|Rural Energy for American Program]] provides loan financing and grant funding for biogas systems, as does the [[Environmental Quality Incentives Program]], [[Conservation Stewardship Program]], and [[Conservation Loan Program]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lazenby |first=Ruthie |date=August 15, 2022 |title=Rethinking Manure Biogas: Policy Considerations to Promote Equity and Protect the Climate and Environment |url=https://www.vermontlaw.edu/sites/default/files/2022-08/Rethinking_Manure_Biogas.pdf |access-date=October 19, 2022}}</ref>