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EPA moves to stop leachate leakage at Superfund site
The Environmental Protection Agency is aggressively involved at the Dewey Loeffel landfill Superfund site in Nassau, NY.
By Nicole Wrona • July 25, 2014 -
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Former IA landfill co-director arrested for felony
Allegations include the use of company equipment and resources on private property, resulting in a charge of first-degree theft by misappropriation.
By Nicole Wrona • July 24, 2014 -
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Report: Landfills in northwest IL reaching capacity
Fortunately, the region has plenty of available land for expansions.
By Nicole Wrona • July 23, 2014 -
Waste Management WTE site to double production
The Washington landfill added more engines to increase its capacity and signed an agreement with an area utility company that will purchase all of the energy generated on site.
By Nicole Wrona • July 21, 2014 -
Experts: PA landfill cap slip triggered by VA earthquake
The report contains findings regarding a March 2013 cap slip that prompted acres of waste, about 12 miles, to slide onto a road.
By Nicole Wrona • July 18, 2014 -
Settlement agreement finalized for two solid waste facilities in HI
The state of Hawaii reached an agreement totaling $70,000 plus the implementation of a waste collection project as penalties for two facilities that violated solid waste regulations.
By Nicole Wrona • July 17, 2014 -
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DEP: Keystone landfill can accept fracking waste fluids
The Pennsylvania landfill received a modification to its solid waste disposal permit.
By Nicole Wrona • July 14, 2014 -
Waste Management makes changes to Hillsboro landfill
Expansion and wetlands construction are both on the docket for the Oregon site.
By Nicole Wrona • July 11, 2014 -
Plight of CA's recycling centers worse than imagined
The stark reality of the wave of shuttered centers sets in as the recycling economy in San Francisco starts to collapse.
By Nicole Wrona • July 11, 2014 -
Report: Huge opportunity for WTE
A new study conducted by Columbia University shows that if municipal solid waste were diverted from landfills, it could power 12% of homes in the U.S.
By Nicole Wrona • July 10, 2014 -
LA orders Harrelson landfill to close
After years of fires smoldering at the landfill in Shreveport, the state DEQ has announced the site will close permanently.
By Nicole Wrona • July 9, 2014 -
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Town sues Waste Management subsidiaries
Depending upon the outcome, the tiny town of Hurricane, WV could establish a precedent that has legal implications beyond the state.
By Nicole Wrona • July 9, 2014 -
EPA announces proposal to update landfill emissions standards
The EPA is alerting the industry to potential changes to performance standards rules at landfills.
By Nicole Wrona • July 3, 2014 -
Experts discuss landfill fires
There are a variety of causes behind landfill fires, which are "not rare" and continue to burn across the United States.
By Nicole Wrona • July 2, 2014 -
Thief takes ATV for a spin on WI landfill
Police are on the lookout for a person who broke into the La Crosse County landfill in Wisconsin.
By Nicole Wrona • July 1, 2014 -
Officer alleges demotion over heated landfill dispute
The federal suit claims that a police chief unfairly sanctioned an officer for his opposition of a landfill expansion that benefited the chief financially.
By Nicole Wrona • June 30, 2014 -
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Scientist converts biodiesel waste into a commodity
A Rice U chemical engineer discovered that palladium-gold nanoparticles can convert biodiesel waste into valuable chemicals.
By Nicole Wrona • June 27, 2014 -
LA landfill gets cease and desist
The administrative order against the Harrelson landfill is in response to a fire burning at the site.
By Nicole Wrona • June 26, 2014 -
How 3 organizations are studying anaerobic digestion
A panel of researchers and academics at the Global Waste Management Symposium detailed new methods to increase the potential of anaerobic digestion.
By Nicole Wrona • June 26, 2014 -
Cleanergy announces equipment to extract methane from old landfills
The GasBox is capable of capturing the low-grade methane produced at closed sites.
By Nicole Wrona • June 24, 2014 -
Asbestos found at Fenimore landfill
The materials originated from a DEP-authorized recycling center, but the agency is refusing to provide soil samples.
By Nicole Wrona • June 23, 2014 -
Landfill experiments with leachate filtering system
If the pilot project is successful, the Minnesota site will use it to filter up to 4 million gallons of leachate per year.
By Nicole Wrona • June 18, 2014 -
Federal judge orders closure of wood-recycling facility
Residents pursued a class action suit against Soil Solutions, the company behind a hazardous wood recycling plant in Elkhart, IN — and got their way.
By Nicole Wrona • June 17, 2014 -
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MD county bans rubble landfills
The county council passed a bill that prohibits developers from opening rubble sites anywhere within the county; however, the legislation could leave the county open to litigation.
By Nicole Wrona • June 17, 2014 -
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Meadowfill landfill gets 'all clear' from state DEP
Waste Management will not face fines for accepting fracking waste that posed a potential threat to employees and the community.
By Nicole Wrona • June 16, 2014
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