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Shoosmith Landfill Crisis Deepens | Richmond News
Virginia’s top natural resources official is convening an emergency meeting to tackle the crumbling Shoosmith Landfill—a bankrupt site leaking 65,000 gallons of toxic leachate daily, threatening local creeks and the Chesapeake Bay. Despite a $10.6 million state reserve, experts estimate $172 million is needed over 30 years to safely close and maintain the site, leaving a gaping funding shortfall. With the EPA, county officials, and bankruptcy trustee in attendance—and citizens’ advocates finally getting a seat—the stakes are high: protecting public health, preventing environmental disaster…
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