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For Decades, Officials Knew a School Sat on a Former Dump — and Did Little to Clean Up the Toxins
The Intercept· 3 days agoThe city of Gainesville, Florida, needed to choose a site for a dump. At one point, a pile of 20...
Kansas City has a trash dumping problem. City Hall is taking real action to fight it | Opinion
Kansas City Star via AOL· 1 day agoPeople who junk up our neighborhoods will face increased penalties, community service — or even...
Officials announce IDEM grant, task force to address illegal dumping in Gary
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGary Deputy Police Chief Brian Evans said the department received a call recently about a suspicious...
Illinois legislators approve law against landfill’s airborne waste
KTVI via Yahoo News· 2 days agoFlying trash has been a problem for decades, with garbage being dumped in Illinois landfills near...
Parks Canada guts a 50-year-old dump in Gros Morne
CBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTruck load after truck load of waste is leaving a 1970s landfillsite at Martin's Point in Gros Morne National Park this week. The remediation of the...
Cyclone Remal hits Sri Lanka, affects thousands and kills over 30 people
World Socialist Web Site· 1 day agoStormy monsoon rains have hit Sri Lanka over the past week, triggering floods and landslides,...
Whitehorse cleans up McIntyre Creek
KLAX-TV· 4 days agoThere's garbage that needs cleaning up in McIntyre Creek in Whitehorse. That's because the beloved site was once home to a dump. For years, volunteers...
The 10 Largest Landfills In The United States Today
247wallst.com· 5 days agoWhatever you’re doing, the garbage you produce makes its way to a landfill, so it is your responsibility to understand what those places are. In 2018...
Task force to tackle illegal dumping in Gary
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 3 days agoMayor Eddie Melton announced on Tuesday that he is following through on a promise set out in his 100-day plan: forming an intergovernmental task force to...
Marilla Street neighbors fight to block potential new scrapyard
The Buffalo News· 5 hours agoNeighbors of a longtime former junkyard in South Buffalo are fighting to prevent a new operator from...