Waste board fights EPA rule

BY Robert Wang
The Canton Repository

BOLIVAR - As area residents continue to suffer from landfill odors, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is considering rule changes that local officials argue would reduce the agency's ability to deal with such odors in the future.

The board of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District voted Friday to file an objection with the EPA. The board directed the district's executive director, David Held, to testify against the proposed changes at a public hearing the EPA is holding Monday in Columbus....Read more.