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LINCOLN – A massive pile of scrap tires in a small Nebraska village, which had posed both a dangerous fire threat and a breeding ground for mosquitos, has been cleaned

A dispute over a gigantic tire pile at the edge of the small Nebraska town of Alvo – a nuisance and an environmental hazard that prompted state enforcement – has spiraled into a financial and constitutional fiasco. It sparked a lawsuit filed by one of Nebraska’s most well-known lawyers, and prompted a new bill in the Nebraska Legislature seeking to ensure nothing like it happens again.