- Posted November 28, 2011
- Tweet This | Share on Facebook
Landfill rules could make energy projects cheaper
KIMBALLTOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- A recently signed Michigan law could make it less costly to expand the use of the bioreactor technology to generate energy from landfills.
The Times Herald of Port Huron reports the technology has been used at the Smiths Creek Landfill in St. Clair County's Kimball Township. It captures gases from decomposing garbage and burns them to generate electricity.
The new law was signed Nov. 10 by Gov. Rick Snyder. It eliminates a requirement for a secondary liner at landfill projects that are used for research, demonstration and development. Michigan's double liner requirement had been tougher than federal rules.
Landfill manager Matt Williams said monitoring has showed one liner was enough.
Hal Newnan, chairman of the Southeast Michigan Group of the Sierra Club, said removing safeguards wasn't a good idea.
Published: Mon, Nov 28, 2011
headlines Oakland County
- Associations gather for Spring Fling
- Supreme Court denies rehearing request by attorneys sanctioned for meritless election lawsuit
- Law school conducts ‘Know Your Rights Day’ for high school students
- Oakland County household hazardous waste dropoff events promote environmental stewardship and safeguard communities
- Nessel testifies in support of BRITE Act
headlines National
- Incarceration series includes female inmates but doesn’t tell full story
- ACLU and BigLaw firm use ‘Orange is the New Black’ in hashtag effort to promote NY jail reform
- Former DOJ official who alleged election fraud violated at least one ethics rule, ethics committee says
- Winston & Strawn will provide reduced-cost legal services for routine tasks under Winston Legal Solutions umbrella
- Should Justice Sotomayor retire? Chemerinsky, White House haven’t joined calls for her to step down
- Which BigLaw firms are increasing lateral associate hiring the most? One made legal headlines last year