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Lorain landfill stench may end with legal settlement with Ohio attorney general

August 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

A longtime stink over the Lorain County landfill might finally be coming to an end.
And it can’t come too soon for landfill neighbors who have complained about sickening smells and unbearable odors coming from the dump — in some cases for decades.

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Tags: Courts · Odor · Ohio EPA News

CR: Odors worsen at Countywide landfill; EPA official maintains silence

April 5th, 2009 · No Comments

BOLIVAR —
Odors around the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility have noticeably increased during the last month because landfill workers have been digging into waste to contain an underground fire, environmental regulators said Friday.

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Tags: Canton Rep · Landfill Press Coverage · Odor

Canton Rep: High temperatures at Countywide landfill concern EPA, commissioners

September 6th, 2008 · No Comments

BOLIVAR U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials said this morning they have a higher level of concern about the Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility, after recent data revealed higher than expected temperatures.

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Tags: Canton Rep · County Officials · Landfill Press Coverage · Liner · Odor · US EPA News

Air-sniffing RV monitors Countywide landfill

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

BOLIVAR The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today brought in an air-monitoring vehicle to investigate whether toxic compounds are being emitted at unsafe levels from the Countywide landfill.

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Tags: Canton Rep · Governmental News · Landfill Press Coverage · Odor · US EPA News

ABJ: EPA conducts tests at landfill in Stark

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Equipment can detect, track airborne contaminants
BOLIVAR: Using a bus equipped with a high-tech mobile laboratory, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted air-quality tests Wednesday on and near the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in southern Stark County.

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Tags: Akron Beacon Journal · Landfill Press Coverage · Odor · US EPA News

ABJ: EPA can’t explain intensity of odors at landfill

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Ohio agency unsure what caused spike at Countywide last weekend

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Tags: Akron Beacon Journal · Landfill Observations · Landfill Press Coverage · Odor