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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Last night, more than 300 people from the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Missouri Jobs with Justice, and the Teamsters Union attended a public meeting held by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There, community leaders spoke out against the increasingly dangerous and volatile situation at West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Mo. The landfill is operated by Republic Services [NYSE: RSG], the nation's...

PARKER, Ariz., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- La Paz County, Arizona, Supervisors announced that the County will issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking qualified companies interested in operating a large, well-located landfill with public support for importing municipal and special waste via rail or truck. The 160-acre landfill is permitted for up to approximately 24,000,000 tons capacity, with another 480 contiguous acres controlled by the County that could potentially develop...