Valley Morning Star: Residents on Thursday packed City Hall to request state officials deny a permit to a San Antonio company that proposes to treat liquid grease and grit waste at the sewer plant that discharges into the Arroyo Colorado.
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Dallas Morning News: The proposed expansion has generated questions and some anger among environmentalists, who worry about the protective barrier, or liner, between the garbage and the soil.
Port Arthur News: TCE said the rules clearly state if a waste material was too toxic to be allowed into the landfill as waste, it could not be used to cover the landfill either.
Austin Chronicle: Last week, commissioners narrowly voted to trash an agreement that would have stamped county approval on BFI’s proposed 75-foot height expansion.
Community Impact: Hidden behind the landfill’s seemingly innocuous appearance, much like the waste it hides, is a controversy that has grown with the landfill the past four years.
News 8 Austin: The standing-room-only crowd was littered with signs begging for “a better landfill.” Active citizens and environmental groups have played a vital role in making sure the county knows its options.
Austin American-Statesman: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Wednesday passed the largest overhaul of the state’s landfill rules in at least a decade.
Fort Worth Weekly: Last month, the environmental group mailed commissioners thousands of letters gathered from citizens across the state, calling for stronger landfill regulations.
Houston Press: Local sentiment was so strong against the waste industry that protesters had only to point the finger at McCarty to explain their objections: trucks, stink, pollution, sickness.
Austin American-Statesman: Residents have fought for years to close BFI’s landfill and a neighboring landfill run by Waste Management of Texas Inc.
