Trash piles atop the South Kent County Landfill in Byron, Michigan. The landfill opened in 1986 and will be at capacity in around 5 years. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DETROIT (AP) — A judge has stopped government contractors in five states from sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill after ...

A truck drops off trash on the South Kent County Landfill. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Riverview Land Preserve's landfill-gas-to-energy facility was the oldest in Michigan. The town of Riverview modified the ...

State lawmakers from Wayne County are outlining plans to prevent future loads of out-of-state radioactive or hazardous waste from being dumped in Michigan's most populous county, but they face ...

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A federal agency said it has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in suburban Detroit continue their legal fight to bar ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Two West Michigan landfills are suing Wolverine Worldwide and 3M Corp., alleging the companies are responsible for years of PFAS contamination tied to the disposal of contaminated ...

DETROIT (AP) — A judge has stopped government contractors in five states from sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill after a year of legal challenges by Detroit-area communities concerned ...

A federal agency said it has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in Metro Detroit continue their legal fight to bar waste from a World War II-era site in ...