An Alabama Landfill Has Repeatedly Violated State Environmental Laws. State Regulators Waited Almost 20 Years to Crack Down

Inside Climate News · By Lee Hedgepeth · last updated December 21, 2023 – 9:22 AM

Only after an underground landfill fire did regulators begin stepping up environmental enforcement. Will it be enough to stop the next disaster?

By Lee Hedgepeth

After 20 years of repeated environmental citations, the Ashberry Landfill in rural Opp, Alabama, has finally been issued a civil penalty of $151,950 as part of a proposed Dec. 15 consent order issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM).

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