Dalton

Granite State Landfill LLC is suing the state’s Department of Environmental Services over their decision to deny a permit. Regulators said the permit application was incomplete for more than a year.

This permit is one of several sought by the company for the project, and without it, the landfill cannot go forward.

The Army Corps of Engineers has powers of approval over the Dalton, New Hampshire, landfill project proposed by Vermont-based Casella Waste Systems.

Casella Waste Systems submitted new permit applications for a landfill in Dalton, but a lawyer for the North Country Alliance for Balanced Change says the state should wait until court cases are resolved and new waste rules are adopted before reviewing applications.

Previous efforts to change landfill regulations have been voted down or vetoed in Concord.

Voters in Dalton rejected an effort to abolish the town’s conservation commission and planning board this week, the latest chapter in a years-long debate over the landfill.

The plaintiffs, who serve on the town’s planning board and conservation commission, argued the warrant articles meant to abolish their jobs misled voters.

The Vermont-based waste management company says it plans to re-submit applications for the controversial project.

Landfills and EVs and offshore wind, oh my.

The landfill plan has divided the town of Dalton. Some opponents are cautiously optimistic about the delay in the company’s permit application process.