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- Johnston to get $3M from energy company over odors (9/10/13)
JOHNSTON -- The town of Johnston will get an additional $3 million under a second out-of-court settlement over a dispute about odors from the Central Landfill, officials announced Tuesday.
- Trash dumped on roads after Moretown landfill closes (8/14/13)
MORETOWN — Central Vermont's Moretown Landfill has closed, but there's been some illegal dumping on several town roads.
- Sanford considering solar project with Waban (7/24/13)
SANFORD — Could a capped, former landfill be a good spot for a solar farm?
- Johnston shuts down power plant after explosion near state landfill (7/16/13)
JOHNSTON -- Town officials have shut down a power plant that processes decomposing gases from the Central Landfill after an explosion early Tuesday morning.
- Dartmouth residents seeking answers at second MassDEP hearing on Cecil Smith landfill (7/11/13)
DARTMOUTH — Selectmen are hoping to get more answers and options other than capping the Cecil Smith landfill at a second public hearing tonight.
- Moretown officials will discuss landfill closure (8/23/13)
MORETOWN, Vt. - Moretown and state officials will meet Friday to discuss why they shut down the landfill.
- Landfill operator agrees to pay $3 million to Johnston over noxious odors (8/2/13)
JOHNSTON — The noxious odors emanating from the state landfill that grew so serious in 2011 that officials were prompted to file suit against Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation have produced what many here see as a very sweet outcome
- Moretown landfill section closing; new one could open (7/19/13)
MONTPELIER — Moretown Landfill has agreed to close its last remaining section, but may apply for permission in the future to open a new one, state officials said Friday.
- Agreement pending in Moretown Landfill closure (7/11/13)
One of Vermont’s two landfills may have a chance to open again after it stops accepting trash next week.
- Energy firm at R.I. Central Landfill shut over odors (7/10/13)
JOHNSTON — Mayor Joseph Polisena has shut down the operations of an energy company at the state’s Central Landfill over objectionable odors. Polisena said he ordered BroadRock Gas Services to cease operations Tuesday after a city inspector found the company’s pipes in disrepair at the landfill.