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Casella takes control of 2,789 acres in Thurston: Town Board weighs one-year moratorium on new landfills
Environment / Peter Mantius
A rural community in Steuben County is weighing a one-year local moratorium on permits for new landfills in response to news that Casella Waste Systems Inc. recently acquired or leased 2,789 acres of a local sewage sludge spreading operation. The town board of Thurston is preparing to vote Feb. 1 on a draft local law that would ban for one year permits for new or expanded landfills, transfer stations or other waste processing facilities. [FULL STORY]
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