Full details are given concerning the meetings held between the city's council and members of the company who proposed the building of the facility in their community. Policy-making is also discussed in this article along with the findings that much of the community of Dunn was not aware of what the biomedical incinerator was or what other members of the community felt about this issue. This article was very informative because it contained statistics about what the community thought about the construction of the biomedical incinerator near their community. Discussion was also given concerning what the communtiy did to keep the biomedical incinerator from being constructed near their community. It shows that communities who work together can help to keep their environment safe.
Students get the landfill scoop.
Summary This article discusses the students at a high school in New York who have taken video cameras and have videotaped the illegal dumping of toxic waste and other abuses in Orange County, New York. The students are part of an Electronic English class taught by environmentalist, Fred Isseks. The article also discusses how the students have been outpacing the local news media and getting the town officials to pay attention to the local landfill. This article was also a good source for information about the communities and the DOE and how they are working together. New Jersey lawmakers call for full Superfund funding.