Two Rutherford County mayors propose a future public solid waste solution and oppose expansion of the private Middle Point ...

Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr and Mayor Shane McFarland talk about why they oppose expansion of Middle Point Landfill.

A new partnership with Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr would establish a “study group” meant to find more efficient ways of ...

Rutherford County is in the process of building a $20 million facility at the Old Rutherford County landfill, and it is expected to be operational in May or July 2025. The mayor has looked to use the ...

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Leaders said they want to take action now before Middle Point Landfill reaches capacity. Dick Button, Olympic skating champion and TV analyst, dies at 95 The world’s best preserved dinosaur had a ...

New laws and evolving technologies for breaking down polyurethanes aim to create a more circular economy for mattresses ...

Nose on glass, a tiny boy stared into distant darkness from the window of an Indiana farmhouse, waiting for an orange glow.

I GOT INTO the environmental restoration business by accident. After military tours at sea and in Iraq as a Marine grunt and sniper, I demobilized back to Salt Lake City, where my family had relocated ...

The Green Ridge landfill workshop hearing covered here has nothing to do with the lawsuit filed against Cumberland County.

After reading the first part of our recycling guide, you’re a sorting expert. You’ve put your pizza box in the paper recycling, almond-milk container in with the metal, plastic and glass, and ...

Northeast Iowa officials have been responding to multiple fires.... in the middle of winter.Burn bans are in effect in ...