For instance, the benefits of burning gas leaking from landfills —
something waste management companies would be selling anyway — are not on par with the societal benefits from building new sources of clean energy and displacing older, dirtier sources.
Although SEC filings would no longer be required, communities could still learn
something about its
waste management and production practices because the
company would need to provide information for various kinds of environmental permits, says Tarah Heinzen, an attorney with the Environmental Integrity Project.