NH Senate kills landfill bills | New Hampshire Public Radio
The House passed several bills that sought to address trash being imported and pump the brakes on new landfill development. But the Senate shot down the proposals.
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The House passed several bills that sought to address trash being imported and pump the brakes on new landfill development. But the Senate shot down the proposals.
The time is right to pause any new landfill permits, a House committee was told Tuesday as the state grapples with new rules, a new 10-year solid waste plan and outdated laws and regulations that have turned New Hampshire into a dumping ground for surrounding states.
Citing pending litigation and New Hampshire’s solid waste rules currently in flux, an attorney for a North Country environmental group has asked the state to suspend the permitting process for
An attorney representing opponents of Casella Waste Systems’ proposed landfill in Dalton has requested the Department of Environmental Services suspend its processing of the application.
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