DEP plans to cram through four permits for proposed Synagro crap bakery in a...
DEP is an acronym for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, but what it really means is:DON'TEXPECTPROTECTIONThis sounds a bit harsh, so let's look at recent local evidence that...
View ArticleSynagro Air Quality permit application for Plainfield Township plant shows...
It is common knowledge that the air quality in Northampton County is impaired. The air quality does not meet the standards for Ozone or PM2.5 particulates.PM2.5 means particles suspended in air that...
View ArticleWednesday Nov 21st is deadline to submit public comments to DEP on four...
Wednesday at 4:30pm is the deadline to submit public comments to DEP on four different permits or permit applications associated with the Synagro crap factory proposed on Waste Management's Grand...
View ArticleEPA Office of Inspector General reports that 352 unregulated pollutants are...
On November 15, the Office of the Inspector General of the EPA issued a report whose findings are contrary to what Synagro and Green Knight have been claiming about the Class A biosolids that Synagro...
View ArticleTestimony of Lisa Perin, granddaughter of Grand Central Landfill founder,...
At a planning commission review of Synagro's shit bakery proposed in Plainfield Township, the granddaughter of Grand Central Sanitary Landfill's founder spoke at courtesy of the floor. Lisa Perin, who...
View ArticleDeficiencies in Synagro Land Development Plan to be reviewed at Tuesday...
--- THIS MEETING IS CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER ----Reports from the various consultants working to assist Plainfield Township planners in assessing compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and SALDO...
View ArticleWaste Management/Synagro's motion to dismiss appeal of DEP permit waiver for...
One principal issue with the proposed Synagro biosolids plant in Plainfield Township is the fact that it would located a mere 5 to 10 feet from the boundary of a former quarry that is now a man-made...
View ArticleDEP retracts letter indicating Synagro will be granted waiver in Plainfield...
DEP Solid Waste guru Roger Bellas has retracted his opinion by letter dated August 10, 2018 that Synagro would be granted a waiver to fill in a portion of a waterway - a former quarry that is now a...
View ArticleSynagro proposes to route all its Plainfield Township biosolids plant traffic...
Tomorrow evening (see sidebar), Synagro will attempt to claim that they satisfy all township requirements, and that two zoning variances the township has determined are required are not really required...
View ArticleSynagro attorneys arrogant and condescending - piss off planning commission...
At this evening's continued review of Synagro's land development plan for a biosolids (shit) bakery in Plainfield Township, Synagro's attorneys managed a rare feat. They caused their own client to be...
View ArticleSynagro's attorneys piss off everyone attending proposed Plainfield Township...
At this evening's continued review of Synagro's land development plan for a biosolids (shit) bakery in Plainfield Township, Synagro's attorneys managed a rare feat. They caused their own client to be...
View ArticleHow the fight over freshwater pond next to proposed Synagro facility in...
As reported here, PA DEP (Don't Expect Protection) solid waste slinger Roger Bellas on February 14 retracted a letter he sent on August 10, 2018, in which he had stated that Synagro would be eligible...
View ArticleLawsuit against Grand Central Sanitary Landfill over odors at site of...
As reported in the Morning Call, a class action lawsuit has been filed in Northampton County Court over the increase in odors this past year at the Grand Central Sanitary Landfill, owned by Waste...
View ArticleComplaints against Grand Central Sanitary Landfill piled up over the years at...
As reported in the Allentown Morning Call, and recognized here, a class action lawsuit was filed in February by affected citizens against Grand Central Sanitary Landfill, for odors ruining the quality...
View ArticleSecond class action lawsuit filed against Waste Management for odors from...
On Friday, a second class action lawsuit was filed in Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, against Waste Management for odors emanating from Grand Central Sanitary Landfill. The lawsuit states...
View ArticleHazard Mitigation presentation Thursday March 21st (tonight) 7-8:30pm...
Citizens concerned about municipal and regional policies relating to health hazards (eg biosolids, hazardous fill, etc ), may wish to attend this workshop tonight in Washington Township, Northampton...
View ArticlePA DEP finds significant deficiencies in Grand Central Sanitary Landfill...
On March 22, 2019 an environmental engineer in the waste management department of the PA Department of Environmental Protection issued a 9-page deficiencies letter in response to the application by...
View ArticleHow the design of Sedimentation Basin #2 may create a problem for Synagro's...
The optimistically named* Slate Belt Heat Recovery Center or "SBHRC" that Synagro proposes to build in Plainfield Township is situated within 10 feet of a freshwater pond that is also being used as a...
View ArticlePennDOT rejects Synagro proposal to access poop plant via Pen Argyl Road in...
Next week, the review of Synagro's land development plan for a biosolids plant to be located on land leased from Grand Central Landfill continues before the Plainfield Township planning commission (see...
View ArticlePlainfield Board of Supervisors scheduled to vote on Synagro land development...
The Plainfield Township Board of Supervisors have advertised a special meeting to consider approval of the land development plan for Synagro's controversial shit bakery - for Wednesday May 22 at 7pm at...
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