EGLE approved expansion of Wayne Disposal Inc.'s hazardous waste landfill, a decision opposed by many due to environmental and public health concerns.

Wayne Disposal is licensed to receive 722 types of hazardous waste considered too potentially harmful for disposal in a ...

The decision allows the Wayne Disposal Landfill along I-94 to grow by more than 5 million cubic yards as a lawsuit over ...

Lawmaker says expansion will affect residents' health, though EGLE says renewed license comes with new oversight and ...

The plans highlight a proposed amendment to the county’s Solid Waste Management Plan that is subject to community input and ...

Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) during a meeting of the Senate Energy and Environment Committee on June 5, 2025. | Kyle Davidson Members of the Michigan Senate are once again weighing efforts to ...

LANSING, MI — Legislation that would block the import of radioactive waste to Michigan is advancing in lame duck. On Thursday, Dec. 5, the Senate energy and environment committee voted 10-4 to advance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Michigan judge has delayed his decision on whether a Southeastern Michigan landfill can accept toxic soil from Lewiston’s ...

State lawmakers from Wayne County are outlining plans to prevent future loads of out-of-state radioactive or hazardous waste from being dumped in Michigan's most populous county, but they face ...

Over the protests of neighbors and local government representatives, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, or EGLE, approved a renewed operating license for the US Ecology ...

As Emily McHugh and her family moved into a home on Ayres Street in Wayne County's Van Buren Township in Michigan about a decade ago, they knew they were moving close to a landfill. "We weren't in a ...

A bulldozer mixes a composting windrow at Spurt Industry's composting facility in Wixom, Michigan. (Photo by Nick Hagen / Planet Detroit) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a ...