What We're Reading: Page 7
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Feb 07, 2025
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WEMU-FM
Michigan Gov. Whitmer calls for major increase to landfill tipping fees.
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ESG Dive
New York reintroduces bills seeking climate risk, emissions disclosures.
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Salem Statesman Journal
Polk County, Oregon, to consider waste transfer facility that would reroute waste from Republic landfill.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
A new fight is coming over plastic bags.
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WBAL TV
Nonprofits fear Maryland bill will kill Win Waste Innovations’ donations.
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AP News
US employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, jobless rate falls to 4%.
Feb 06, 2025
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ABC7 Los Angeles
Los Angeles County’s January wildfires generated 4.5 million tons of waste, nearly half of typical annual total.
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POLITICO
EPA funds still frozen despite agency memo, lawmakers’ pressure.
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Spectrum News 1
New York lawmaker introduces resolution to revoke Waste Connections’ Dunn landfill permit.
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Waste Today
FedEx acquires RouteSmart Technologies.
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CTV News
Green bin program for organics in Windsor, Ontario, area on track to launch this fall.
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Skagit Valley Herald
Environmental work to be done on former March Point landfill in Skagit County, Washington.
Feb 05, 2025
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The New York Times
EPA demotes career employees overseeing OLEM, enforcement and more.
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CBC News
Ontario orders closure of hazardous waste plant where explosion led to worker’s death.
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Capitol Weekly
California assemblymember calls for air resources board to address landfill methane leaks.
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Pasadena Star News
EPA addresses concerns over location of Eaton fire hazardous waste staging area in California.
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ESG Dive
Republican officials urge SEC, DOL to adopt anti-ESG, DEI rules.
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The Berlin Sun
Northern BioGas gets extension on payment for landfill gas-to-energy plant in Berlin, New Hampshire.
Feb 04, 2025
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The New York Times
Over 1,000 EPA workers could be fired ‘immediately.’
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Utility Dive
Senate confirms Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright as DOE secretary.
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BBC
The little bug with a big appetite turning organic waste into sustainable fertilizer.
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Tampa Bay Times
Hillsborough County, Florida, produces a lot of trash. Its landfill is filling up.
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Newsday
New York state lawmakers introduce clean fuel standard bill.
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Waste Today
$9.8M in waste and recycling grants awarded in Nebraska.
Feb 03, 2025
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Grist
Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry.
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Waste 360
Compost 2025: EPA strategies take aim at food waste, looking to boost composting rates.
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Salem Statesman Journal
Hazardous waste landfill, city sewage treatment plant among Oregon DEQ’s December fines.
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Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Garbage and organics collection changes on the horizon for multi-unit housing in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Fayetteville, Arkansas, launches food waste program with Ozark Compost and Swap.
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KRON
San Bruno, California, garbage truck strikes 13-year-old.
Jan 31, 2025
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Canary Media
Power companies pressure Trump EPA to roll back rules on toxic coal ash.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire lawmakers push for moratorium on new landfills until 2030.
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Portsmouth Herald
Kennebunk, Maine, voters to decide between Ecomaine and Casella for waste and recycling disposal at special meeting.
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HR Dive
What hiring managers should know about the 2025 labor market.
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E&E News by POLITICO
EPA fires science advisers.
Jan 30, 2025
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The Keene Sentinel
With ‘trash juice’ bill, New Hampshire lawmakers seek safer management of landfill leachate.
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WFMJ
Heritage Environmental Services installs shredder at East Liverpool, Ohio, incinerator.
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Cape Cod Times
Falmouth, Massachusetts, shuts baseball complex on closed landfill due to hazardous materials.
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KKCO 11 news
Mesa County, Colorado, lowers landfill tipping fees to discourage illegal dumping.
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Fox 4 KC
Overland Park, Kansas, residents fed up with Republic Services collection, waste piles up.
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