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fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

'Rainham Volcano' fire prevention plan proceeds

Ray Morgon, leader of the council, said: "We are in talks with the landowner about putting a temporary solution in before next summer to stop the fires until he can implement a permanent solution, either through putting forward a planning application on developing the land, that should include solving the problem for good, or through some other means." The Havering Residents Association leader told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the council's approach with the polymer seal should "last long enough to cover time needed for the permanent solution by the landowner".
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Some California landfills are on fire and leaking methane. Newly proposed rules could make them safer

California landfills face underground fires and methane leaks that emit toxic fumes, surface waste eruptions, and prompt new regulatory and technological detection requirements.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'Rainham Volcano' council calls for new register

An east London landfill, Arnolds Field (Rainham Volcano), is contaminated, repeatedly burning, causing health harms; the council urges national contaminated-site registers (Zane's Law).
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