Strabane Township Opposes Landfill
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By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 8--The Strabane Township, N.D., board of supervisors is not in favor of a Grand Forks regional landfill that developers are seeking to build there, according to a board member.
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By DIANA BOWLEY; OF THE NEWS STAFF  GREENVILLE - Town officials agreed Wednesday to press forward with corrective actions which they hope will extend the life of the landfill.
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By Anthony Mccartney, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 7--TAMPA -- Facing a standing-room-only crowd, county commissioners postponed a decision Wednesday on an ordinance that independent trash haulers say would put them out of business.
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By Marty Roney, Montgomery Advertiser, Ala.  Sep. 2--HAYNEVILLE -- The group supporting a controversial landfill  recently voted down by the Lowndes County Commission is asking the  commissioners to reconsider their vote.
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By Nick C. Sortal, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 18--DEERFIELD BEACH -- At Quiet Waters Park, you can see Florida's Turnpike to the west and the mountainous Broward County landfill to the south. But this wasn't always the case.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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By Anne Danahy, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Dec. 8--Resource Recovery's effort to build an Interstate 80 interchange to access its proposed Rush Township landfill has cleared one step in the review process.
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By Molly Parker, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.  Feb. 24--PEORIA -- The hazardous waste landfill in Pottstown moved one  step closer to expansion Friday with a move that could also put an end to  costly and time-consuming litigation.
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By William Presecky, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 12--At 150 feet, the summit of historic Settler's Hill Landfill in Geneva stands in bold contrast to the flat farm fields and industrial areas visible miles to its east, west and south.
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By David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 12--Township supervisors in Robinson, Washington County, last night  unanimously approved construction of a coal-fired power plant, but not before  leveling criticism at officials of the company and state environmental  regulators.
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By Josh Mitchell, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 6--A plan for Baltimore County to buy parkland next to a high school on the east side won approval of the County Council last night.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  May 24--Sarasota County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program purchased a .22-acre creekside property.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 6--RALEIGH -- Wake County Solid Waste Management is kicking off its  annual Telephone Book Recycling Program as new directories arrive on  doorsteps.
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Police have yet to establish the cause of a major fire which destroyed a business in Strabane, County Tyrone.
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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 Mary Ann Ford, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 9--BLOOMINGTON -- A controversial wind farm proposal has been recommended to the McLean County Board.
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By Dan Hartzell, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 9--The state revoked the permits for the Rising Son Farm compost center in North Whitehall on Thursday, closing an operation suspended in October for violating environmental regulations.