Records reveal EPA struggle

BY Paul Kostyu
The Canton Repository

COLUMBUS - Months before he showed up in Ohio, a California expert on landfill fires concluded there was an explosive situation at the Countywide landfill in southern Stark County.

“If waste producing own O2 (oxygen) may have O2 rich environment and BOOM!” said a note based on an Aug. 22 telephone conversation between California Environmental Protection Agency official Todd Thalhamer and Ohio EPA official Gina Gerbasi. “Asking for something to explode ... real time data is a must.”...Read more.