Officials from the federal Environmental Protection Agency are in Uniontown this week investigating claims that Arrowhead landfill, the largest landfill in the state, violates the civil rights of surrounding black property owners. The EPA also ruled that it won't issue a chemical waste permit to accept PCB waste in the Clinton Landfill. An upcoming study will look at whats filling up Rhode Islands central landfill, and officials say the findings could financially benefit local cities and towns. These are among the 10 things you need to know today from around the waste and recycling industry.
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