Wauconda Board Agrees With EPA on Landfill
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By Mick Zawislak Daily Herald Staff Writer  An agreement approved Tuesday by the Wauconda village board regarding a federal Superfund site brings a controversial issue one step closer to resolution.  Trustees unanimously approved a consent decree with the U.S.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is close to issuing new guidelines making it easier for sewage authorities to dump partially treated wastewater during heavy rainfalls, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.
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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 Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  May 24--The Walla Walla County Conservation District will receive $225,000 from the state Department of Ecology to create an urban riparian buffers program.
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By The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 7--Chris Korleski said all the right things last week during his visit with the board of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste Management District.
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GIVEN that the Los Angeles County supervisors gave their tentative blessing to the dreaded merger of the two Sunshine Canyon landfills back in June, it comes as little surprise that they signed off Tuesday on the details of the project.   Community opinion be damned.
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By Tom Vogt, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Jun. 26--County officials have closed Klineline Pond to swimmers today after tests showed the water was contaminated.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Small business supports the Environmental Protection Agency's recent reform of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) rule, according to testimony today by Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas M. Sullivan.
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By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 19--Last week, Daniel Flaherty had a letter to the editor published complaining that the city of La Crosse doesn't recycle plastic, which is true. However, his letter also said plastic ends up in the landfill, which isn't true.
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By Mike Salinero, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 6--TAMPA -- A split planning commission took the first step Monday night toward wider protective buffers around Hillsborough County's wetlands.
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By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  May 28--The Solid Waste Authority last week asked Horry County Council to designate its landfill on S.C. 90 as the sole disposal site for all county waste, including construction waste. The U.S. Supreme Court recently OK'd such arrangements.
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By Georgia Evdoxiadis Daily Herald Staff Writer  The Lake County Board on Tuesday formally approved paying $1 million toward the overhaul of the Glennshire Hawthorn Woods water system.
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By Erica Meltzer, Arizona Daily Star  Two area environmental groups have appealed a county decision to renew Brush Ceramic Products' air-quality permit.
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Turkey, deer and songbirds abound in a pastoral setting in Roanoke County, but under the surface lies the volatile legacy of an old landfill: explosive gases and contaminated fluids.  The mixture will require daily maintenance for decades and cost taxpayers millions, officials say.
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By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 7--Fort Lewis officials promised Wednesday to help protect Puget Sound by intercepting hazardous wastes before they enter the post's sewage treatment plant.
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(Kalamazoo County, November 12, 2004, 1:34 pm) Officials with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer are working with the Environmental Protection Agency to repair maintenance problems at its facility in Portage.
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By Lisa Smith Daily Herald Staff Writer  Tunes would replace trash at the shuttered Settler's Hill landfill in Geneva under a plan unveiled Tuesday.