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.
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Austin American-Statesman: Residents have fought for years to close BFI’s landfill and a neighboring landfill run by Waste Management of Texas Inc.
Austin American-Statesman: The Austin City Council has effectively scuttled a contract to turn over operations of the city’s landfill to a private company.
Austin American-Statesman: Texas environmental commissioners pledged Wednesday to revise state rules that make it possible for landfill operators to seek approval for significant expansions with little public input.
Weatherford Democrat: Parker County residents opposed to a landfill expansion will now be able to have their side heard before the state’s environmental quality agency.
Weatherford Democrat: Today could be pivotal for whether the state of Texas allows IESI to expand its landfill operation southwest of Weatherford.