Rare video game excavated at landfill in NM

Crews unearthed vintage copies of an Atari "E.T." video game as part of a documentary film shoot surrounding the disposal of the cartridges. 

By Nicole Wrona • April 28, 2014

Teamsters Union: Bill Gates should intervene at West Lake landfill

Gates is the majority shareholder in the landfill's parent company, Republic Services, and is typically outspoken about combating environmental and health risks. 

By Nicole Wrona • April 25, 2014

Homeless receive settlement to leave Calif. landfill

A group of homeless people have been making their home on a site in Albany, California, and have been awarded $3,000 each to move from the area.

By Nicole Wrona • April 24, 2014

Nev. neighborhood shaken by 'earthquakes' caused by landfill

Residents living in the Highland Hills community claim that their homes were constructed in a restricted area on top of a former landfill. 

By Nicole Wrona • April 24, 2014

Feds to conduct health study at New Jersey landfill

The study will focus on odors being released from the Fenimore landfill in Roxbury Township, N.J.

By Nicole Wrona • April 23, 2014

L.A. County's $430M 'trash train' sits idle

The project has not been put to use because it is too costly to run and space became available at an Orange County, Calif. landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • April 23, 2014

Radioactive water detected in W.V. landfills taking Marcellus Shale waste

Tests on two landfills indicated water leaching from the sites had varying radioactivity levels -- some very high.

By Nicole Wrona • April 22, 2014

Settlement reached in Missouri landfill odor suit

The owners of the site have agreed to pay $6.9 million to nearby residents as the result of odors emanating from the landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • April 21, 2014

New agreement between EPA, Republic Services at West Lake Landfill

The agreement will result in a mesh barrier being constructed at the landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • April 17, 2014

Minn. landfill will test new leachate filtering system

The process is currently used in Europe, but the Kandiyohi County landfill will be the first site in the U.S. to try the system.

By Nicole Wrona • April 17, 2014

$20M landfill expansion approved in Wis.

The expansion negates the need for a new landfill, which would cost an estimated $100 million.

By Nicole Wrona • April 15, 2014

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

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

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

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