Landfill: Page 71
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EPA, Honolulu settle ash landfill cleanup
The EPA has established an agreement that will push the Waipahu Ash landfill forward into the second stage of site clean-up.
By Nicole Wrona • April 11, 2014 -
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Ky. methane system to power homes
The new system in Glasgow, Ky. will also act as an emergency generator for the local wastewater treatment plant.
By Nicole Wrona • April 10, 2014 -
$28M painting taken out with trash
Police have classified the incident at the Hong Kong Grand Hyatt as a theft.
By Nicole Wrona • April 9, 2014 -
Republic Services forms lobbying group over nuclear waste
The owner of the controversial West Lake landfill in Missouri is lobbying for a cap over buried nuclear waste in lieu of excavating and transporting the materials across state lines.
By Nicole Wrona • April 9, 2014 -
Compost runoff fines: 10K daily for Sonoma County
The Sonoma County landfill has a compost facility that is discharging waste water into local creeks. If the issue is not addressed by October 1, the county may be fined $10,000 per diem for violations.
By Nicole Wrona • April 8, 2014 -
Private equity firm acquires Texas landfill gas company
New York-based Aperion Management made its second major investment in the environmental services industry, purchasing Tri Con Works.
By Nicole Wrona • April 7, 2014 -
Alaskan landfill reaching breaking point
The Dillingham landfill in Alaska is facing a series of troubles that officials hope to solve with the purchase of a new incinerator.
By Nicole Wrona • April 7, 2014 -
Legislation changes WV landfill limits
The bill changing regulation of drill waste accepted at solid waste landfill sites is awaiting a signature from the governor.
By Nicole Wrona • April 3, 2014 -
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Bill could grant burning Bridgeton landfill immunity
Questions and allegations have been raised regarding an amendment to a Missouri Senate bill that appears to shield the landfill from lawsuits filed by citizens.
By Nicole Wrona • April 3, 2014 -
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Judge: No emergency order for soil tests at NJ landfill
Residents are not satisfied with the DEP's cleanup from 21 new well sites, and are seeking broader testing.
By Nicole Wrona • April 3, 2014 -
EPA: Community could be at risk from underground fire
An underground fire smoldering at a Missouri landfill could reach nuclear waste buried at another nearby landfill and endanger residents.
By Nicole Wrona • April 2, 2014 -
Obama administration orders methane strategy
The EPA is expected to introduce standards that will impact new landfills by summer of 2014.
By Nicole Wrona • April 1, 2014 -
Seneca Falls, NY 'Trash Train' dispute at impasse
The local planning board is at a standstill concerning a rail project intended to service the Seneca Falls landfill.
By Nicole Wrona • March 31, 2014 -
New landfill and recycling facility considered in Maine
An organization representing 187 towns in Maine is requesting the state's permission to open a landfill and recycling center designed to keep down costs.
By Nicole Wrona • March 31, 2014 -
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1M jars of peanut butter, valued at $2.6M, sent to landfill
The jars were refused by Costco due to leaked peanut oil that made the jars "unmerchantable," but the mega-retailer refuses to donate the peanut butter.
By Nicole Wrona • March 28, 2014 -
Life after the landfill: Sites find new life when repurposed
With 10,000 shuttered landfills across the US, some sites are being converted into an entirely new setting that offers visitors respite and entertainment.
By Nicole Wrona • March 28, 2014 -
Supreme Court rules in favor of Texas landfill
The site has been at a standstill for 10 years as litigation dragged on, but construction can now begin.
By Nicole Wrona • March 27, 2014 -
Can Manila turn into a zero-waste city?
Years after laws were created to prevent trash from taking over villages, a string of obstacles continues to prevent communities from diverting trash. One village is changing this.
By Nicole Wrona • March 27, 2014 -
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Largest US landfill solar project underway in Mass.
The largest group of landfill solar projects ever constructed in the US is being built on shuttered landfills and brownfields.
By Nicole Wrona • March 26, 2014 -
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Food diversion becomes priority for RI
The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation calls on organizations and the public to help reduce statewide organic waste disposal.
By Nicole Wrona • March 25, 2014 -
Colo. landfill has potential to become garden
A local solid waste center and an agricultural education program may collaborate to bring a growing dome to an Aspen landfill.
By Nicole Wrona • March 25, 2014 -
Thieves steal solar panels from Mass. landfill
In a so-far isolated incident, the thieves struck at a landfill in the Cape Cod area.
By Nicole Wrona • March 25, 2014 -
Army Corps of Engineers will construct MO landfill barrier
The barrier will be built to stop an underground landfill fire from reaching radioactive waste buried at another nearby landfill.
By Nicole Wrona • March 24, 2014 -
Search for 'E.T.' video game at NM landfill ends—for now
Two companies searching for buried copies of an unpopular E.T. video game released in the 1980s hit a snag this week when environmental regulators put the excavation on hold.
By Nicole Wrona • March 21, 2014 -
New disposal method? Cannon shoots leachate into air
A water cannon is being used to dispose of leachate at a Michigan landfill, saving $200,000 in leachate costs during the past eight months.
By Nicole Wrona • March 19, 2014
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