Fearing Radioactive Waste, a Western Pennsylvania Community Fights to Stop a Landfill’s Re-Opening - Inside Climate News

Western Pennsylvania residents protest landfill plan over fracking waste fears

For years, residents of Grove City, Pennsylvania, have fought to stop the reopening of a nearby landfill that could accept radioactive waste from oil and gas drilling.Kiley Bense reports for Inside Climate News.In short:The Tri-County Landfill in Grove City, closed since 1990, may reopen under new ownership, sparking fears it will accept fracking waste that can contain radioactive materials.Local group Citizens’ Environmental Association of the …

Fearing Radioactive Waste, a Western Pennsylvania Community Fights to Stop a Landfill’s Re-Opening - Inside Climate News

Grove City residents are concerned that the landfill will accept oil and gas waste and further pollute nearby waterways.By Kiley BenseFor years, residents of Grove City, Pennsylvania, have fought to stop a decades-old landfill from resuming operations in their town. They were worried the landfill would make legacy pollution in the area worse.