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The new rules cover where landfills in the state can be located, and how they are built and maintained.
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Both candidates said they’d be open to letting communities police or ban short-term rentals, a topic of heated debate in the region.
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The House passed several bills that sought to address trash being imported and pump the brakes on new landfill development. But the Senate shot down the proposals.
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At a public hearing Monday, not one attendee voiced agreement with the environmental agency’s proposed rule changes.
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The state’s Waste Management Council previously said regulators acted unlawfully in approving the expansion.
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Advocates express skepticism about Casella Waste Systems' fuel assistance offer for Dalton residentsThe point of contact for the assistance program, Pamela Kathan, is running for state office in a special election for former Rep. Troy Merner’s seat, following his resignation. This is the second year the company has offered assistance.
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Previous efforts to change landfill regulations have been voted down or vetoed in Concord.
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Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed similar legislation last year.
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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.