Poop Train Brings Odor to Parrish Alabama Pollution Debate
DayBreak AP Photo/Jay Reeves shows containers loaded with sewage sludge in Parrish Alabama. More than two months after the Poop Train from New York City, Hall says the town smells like rotting corpses. Residents claim New Yorkers waste is making Alabama a dumping ground for other states’ refuse.
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Alabama mayor ends poop train sludge stench saga
ATLANTA AP Alabama mayor Heather Hall says the last train car filled with New York City sewage sludge has been emptied. For over two months Parrish suffered a foul odor as containers were moved to Big Sky landfill with Norfolk Southern ordering more trucks to remove the sludge. New York has paused shipments amid public outcry and experts note other states send waste to Alabama for low landfill fees.
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Le Moyne Professor to Discuss Antarctica Journey
Le Moyne College associate professor Dr. Hilary McManus will lead a Feinberg Lecture at 6 15 p m on April 26 in Room 175 Shineman Center Oswego alumna McManus spoke about her Homeward Bound program involving a three week Antarctic trip with 77 women scientists The event supports Earth Week and includes a reception and film discussion about Onondaga Lake in Room 122 afterward.
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Hannibal BOE ratifies four-year HEA contract
Hannibal Central School District and the Hannibal Employees Association union ratified a four-year agreement starting July 1. The deal provides a three percent annual teacher assistant and monitor raise and adopts the district’s prescription co pay program. About 60 union members approved the proposal unanimously after in house negotiations led by HEA co presidents Cindy Sullivan and Karen Upcraft with Superintendent Christopher Staats and district officials.
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Gillibrand pushes study to protect Great Lakes coastlines
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pushes a Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study to map vulnerabilities and guide future protections. The Army Corps estimates a nine million dollar cost and seeks authorization in WRDA. The study would assess erosion flooding runoff aging infrastructure and climate variability to protect communities and local economies.
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