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Application for Controversial Texas Landfill Refiled
2016-07-08 06:06:16| Waste Age
A Georgia-based company initiated a new application to build a landfill in Waller County, Texas. read more
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Clayton County, Ga., Cuts Proposed Landfill Fee Hike
2016-07-08 06:06:16| Waste Age
Clayton County, Ga., is backtracking on a large fee increase for its landfill in Lovejoy. read more
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A Look at an Alabama Landfill at the Center of Controversy
2016-07-06 07:07:34| Waste Age
Lawsuits like this one are often called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation or SLAPP suits. read more
Superfund Landfill Site Going Solar in South Carolina
2016-07-05 15:58:00| Waste Age
A Vermont-based solar photovoltaic firm will build a new energy farm on a former South Carolina landfill and Superfund site. read more
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Coal ash fears stoke fight over southeast Georgia landfill
2016-07-03 15:06:29| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WABE: Peggy Riggins, a retired high school teacher and counselor in Jesup, Georgia, is on a mission. On a hot, bright day in the southeast Georgia town, shes going from business to business, asking people to join and donate to her cause: fighting a plan to bring thousands, maybe millions, of tons of coal ash to the local landfill. Coal ash is a byproduct from burning coal for electricity. It can contain toxic materials, like mercury and arsenic. Nationwide, utilities generate more than 100 million...
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