An underground fire at an Alabama landfill has continued to pollute the air in eastern parts of the Birmingham region more than 50 days after a fire began underground, according to air quality monitors. The monitors surrounding the Moody landfill …
An underground fire has been raging at an environmental landfill near Birmingham for almost a month, covering Alabama’s largest metro area with smoke. Now, state officials, local fire departments and county commissions are trying to determine the next steps and …
Iowa City, Iowa, has reached a $1.85 million insurance settlement over a costly landfill fire last year. The Iowa City Council said during a Sept. 3 meeting that it had come to an agreement with The Travelers Companies for roughly …
Iowa City officials are negotiating with an insurer about a disputed claim arising from last year’s landfill fire. The Iowa City Press-Citizen says the city council has approved a confidentiality agreement with The Travelers Cos. That agreement will keep details …
Iowa City, Iowa, officials say their insurance claim over a costly landfill fire last year remains in dispute, and it may force legal action. The Travelers Companies claims the landfill cell that burned for 15 days last May was not …
A days-long fire at the Iowa City Landfill has created a combustible substance that officials are sending to western Nebraska for incineration. The Iowa City Press-Citizen said that the pyrolytic oil is a byproduct of the blaze that has been …
