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In Pennsylvania
State
to allow Keystone Landfill to accept more waste State regulators
have approved the landfill’s application to take in 2,500 more tons of waste
daily. The landfill in Dunmore and Throop applied last May to increase its
maximum daily disposal capacity from 5,000 to 7,500 tons and its average daily
intake from 4,750 to 7,250 tons, largely to dispose of more rock waste from
Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling Scranton
Times-Tribune
to allow Keystone Landfill to accept more waste State regulators
have approved the landfill’s application to take in 2,500 more tons of waste
daily. The landfill in Dunmore and Throop applied last May to increase its
maximum daily disposal capacity from 5,000 to 7,500 tons and its average daily
intake from 4,750 to 7,250 tons, largely to dispose of more rock waste from
Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling Scranton
Times-Tribune
Toxins
allowed to seep into waterways Two
environmental groups are pushing PPG Industries to clean up toxins such as
arsenic and lead that are seeping into the Allegheny River and white-washing
portions of a hillside Tribune-Review
allowed to seep into waterways Two
environmental groups are pushing PPG Industries to clean up toxins such as
arsenic and lead that are seeping into the Allegheny River and white-washing
portions of a hillside Tribune-Review
In New Jersey
Fine print: New Jersey, maybe not so green Clean energy advocates and lawmakers like to tout
the success of New Jersey in developing the nation’s second biggest solar
market; a distinction they say has created thousands of jobs in an economy that
otherwise has been shedding jobs like paper. Now, a new report by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics suggests the state may not have that much to brag about NJ Spotlight
Airport runway may cost more A new crosswind runway to make Ocean County Airpark
safer for pilots could be approved by the Pinelands Commission. But
commissioners could demand a higher price from the county in the form of new
spending to save 485 acres as compensation for the project, without using the
county’s existing Natural Lands Trust AP
Press
safer for pilots could be approved by the Pinelands Commission. But
commissioners could demand a higher price from the county in the form of new
spending to save 485 acres as compensation for the project, without using the
county’s existing Natural Lands Trust AP
Press
