Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday signed into law legislation designed to kill a divisive landfill proposed in south Kansas City after the issue became a flashpoint over the past two legislative sessions. The law, which goes into effect on Aug. 28, prohibits the Missouri Department of Natural Resources from issuing permits to a landfill […]
Missouri lawmakers on Tuesday sent to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk a bill designed to lay waste to a controversial landfill proposed in south Kansas City. The bill, if signed by Parson, would bar the Missouri Department of Natural Resources from issuing permits to a landfill serving Kansas City without the approval of cities within one […]
After a deal was struck in Raymore, the Missouri Senate late Wednesday broke a yearlong gridlock and passed a bill intended to block a controversial landfill proposed in south Kansas City. The bill, filed by Sen. Mike Cierpiot, a Lee’s Summit Republican, would give communities within a mile of the proposed landfill the power to […]
The Raymore City Council on Monday unanimously approved a settlement that – if it holds – will prevent a landfill in south Kansas City that nearby residents vehemently oppose. The vote, coming in a packed special City Council meeting, marked the culmination of two years of fighting over the proposed landfill that has riven the […]
Buckeye police are investigating a body that was discovered at the Southwest Regional Landfill near the southernmost part of the city. Carissa Planalp, a department spokesperson, said officers responded to the landfill at around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday where they found a man’s corpse. “The No. 1 priority at this time is recovering and identifying […]
Apr. 2—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has entered a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) with Keystone Sanitary Landfill for odor violations — including creating malodors — at its facility in the boroughs of Dunmore and Throop between November 2022 and February 2024, and impacting residents in several surrounding communities. The $575,000 […]
A Finger Lakes environmental group and others are suing the state of New York to prevent the Seneca Meadows landfill from expanding so it can continue taking in millions of tons of garbage from New York City and its suburbs. Seneca Lake Guardian joined business owners and citizens who blame the Seneca Falls landfill for their […]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Canada’s federal government and the provincial Manitoba government agreed Friday to spend tens of millions to help search a landfill for the remains of two slain Indigenous women. A sum of $20 million Canadian (US$14.7 million) from each government is to go toward a search of the privately owned Prairie Green […]
The Missouri House on Thursday passed a bill that would effectively lay waste to a controversial south Kansas City landfill proposal amid a strong lobbying effort inside the state Capitol. The bill, filed by Rep. Mike Haffner, a Pleasant Hill Republican, requires that cities within one mile of a landfill built in a nearby city […]
The operators of one of North Carolina’s largest landfills have for decades been shipping forever chemical-laden sludge to a majority Black community in Sampson County, a community group has alleged in a formal notice of intent to sue. The Environmental Justice Community Action Network alleges that Sampson County Landfill operator GFL Enterprises and its predecessors […]
The park and one-time landfill site still is not particularly inviting – but it is restoring habitats to help people and wildlife alike in New York City. So far, Freshkills Park is barely ready for visitors, with few signposts dotted about. And it is a long treck from Manhattan by public transport. The route by […]
Early results for monitoring air quality levels around the St. Clair County landfill are in, and they appear to confirm the concerns nearby residents in Kimball Township have been voicing for months. There’s a detectible smell of hydrogen sulfide in the air — often. But state and local officials said the levels found shouldn’t mean […]