One of the world's largest landfills is to be closed next year because of worries that the more than 12,000 tons of garbage deposited there daily could contaminate the aquifer, Mexico's Interior Department said Monday.
landfillsAppeals panel: No landfill near Calf. nat'l parkNewsvine - business Tue, 11/10/2009 - 21:33
A federal appeals court panel has upheld a 2005 court decision that effectively halted the development of what would have been one of the nation's largest landfills near Joshua Tree National Park. China’s Trash Incinerators Loom as a Global HazardNYT > Business Tue, 08/11/2009 - 16:26
Running out of space in its landfills, China is racing to build incinerators that have become a growing source of toxic emissions. Calif. AG Brown sues Target for illegal dumpingNewsvine - business Mon, 06/15/2009 - 19:02
California state and local officials are suing Target Corp., accusing the retailer of dumping hazardous waste in landfills around the state. |
