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Connecticut towns and cities received their first checks from the five-cent surcharge placed on mini liquor bottles last month. Now, they have to decide how to spend it.
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The long-term future of Connecticut’s quasi-public waste management agency is uncertain. One of four waste-to-energy facilities in the state is scheduled to close later this year due to age and lack of funding.
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The New York State NAACP has condemned a plan to haul garbage out of Long Island at a proposed waste transfer station in Yaphank. The push follows months…
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In Connecticut, the expected closure of Hartford’s trash-to-energy plant next year and the expense of shipping waste out of state has lawmakers concerned…
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A proposed bill in New York plans to help Long Island with its ongoing solid waste management crisis. The region is still working on a plan on where to…
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Long Island has a trash problem, according to environmental and community advocates. However, they don’t agree what should be done about it.The Citizens…
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Brookhaven leans away from a waste transfer station. Connecticut leans toward increasing the bottle deposit. And Lamont is facing criticism for not being…
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A group of school board officials, parents and lawmakers sent letters to the Town of Islip on Long Island in opposition of a proposed waste transfer…
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The town of Brookhaven on Long Island has reached a settlement with the federal government to reduce hazardous emissions at its landfill.Brookhaven…
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Communities on Long Island and in Connecticut have been forced to change the way they collect recyclables. China has cut back on buying the material from…