Albany Landfill Discussion Extended 2 Weeks: New Deadline Set After Residents at Packed Meeting Speak Out Against Expansion
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By Kate Perry, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Feb. 24--ALBANY -- The public comment period on the proposed expansion of the Rapp Road landfill was extended by two weeks Friday at the requests of several residents.   The new deadline for public comment is March 10.
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By Thomas Ryll, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 4--A year-old development moratorium in the traffic-stuffed Salmon Creek area may be extended for another 12 months and could have to stretch three years beyond that.
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By Jennifer Maloney, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 13--The Suffolk Water Authority and opponents clashed yesterday in a hearing on the authority's application to drill into the Lloyd aquifer to help address contamination issues in Northport.
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Norfolk officials say they're growing more and more frustrated with delays on a development that would bring a Stop &amp; Shop supermarket to the town center, even as the company reaffirms its commitment to the project.
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By Don Spatz, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Sep. 24--After a three-month battle resolved in court, the question of whether to begin citywide trash hauling finally is on the ballot for voters to decide.
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By Blair Goldstein, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 11--Twice a month for almost two years, Wayne Morton has met with his neighbors to organize against a dump.
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By MATTHEW VAN DUSEN, STAFF WRITER  Oakland residents and officials spoke against a composting facility on Wednesday, contending it could pollute a nearby well and that its location in the Ramapo River's flood plain would endanger areas downstream.
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D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp challenges MLB to extend a deadline for the city to approve a stadium financing package for a few months past Dec. 31.
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By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 8--A resident group examining the feasibility of a regional transportation authority called Thursday for the Fort Collins City Council to reconsider its stance on the proposal.
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By Rebecca F. Johnson, STAFF WRITER  DUBLIN -- Dublin residents will be tapped during two community meetings over the next couple months to discuss potential uses for a nearly   19-acre piece of land near the Iron Horse Regional Trail.
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By Jayne Matthews, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 7--MADISON -- The Milam Landfill will expand 119 acres into Madison in five or six years if several state agencies approve the request.   Madison City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to invite Waste Management Inc.
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General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union continued labor talks past the Friday deadline, while union members were told the current contract would be extended on an "hour-to-hour" basis.
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By John Norton, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 1--A local commission went on the record Wednesday night restating its opposition to off-site treatment of wastewater from weapons destruction at the Pueblo Chemical Depot.
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By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\ Staff Writer  County planners have received dozens of requests, mostly from environmental groups, urging more time to add their comments before this week's final hearing on the first phase of the huge Newhall Ranch project.
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By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Feb. 27--CLOVER -- York County is not yet done with one landfill dispute, but it soon might be taking up another.
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By Sean Boone, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Jun. 2--It has been nearly two years since the environmental debate surrounding Eastern Lake began, and problems continue to exist.
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By Melanie Marquez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 14--BRADENTON -- Concerns from a local environmental group didn't keep the Bradenton City Council from adopting amendments Wednesday that define how many units can be built along parts of the city's shorelines.