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MAX Environmental

MAX Environmental Withdraws Expansion Application!

By James Cato | March 1, 2023 | 0

MAX Environmental, the hazardous waste landfill overlooking Yukon PA, wants to get bigger. Residents of the town want the opposite. When the company applied for expansion permits along Sewickley Creek,…

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Residents Turn Out to Stop MAX Expansion

By James Cato | December 12, 2022 | 0

MAX Environmental, the hazardous waste landfill overlooking Yukon PA, wants to get bigger. To extend profits, it needs to expand as its existing landfills reach capacity. So the company has…

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MAX Landfill Expansion Comes with Flood Risk

By James Cato | November 9, 2022 | 0

MAX Environmental, the sole RCRA Class C Hazardous Waste Facility in the state of Pennsylvania, is filling up. To extend their profits, MAX Environmental is applying for the permits for…

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Area Landfills Accept Toxic Shale Gas Waste

By Hannah Spencer | February 15, 2022 | 0

Shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Western Pennsylvania has been consistent for over a decade. As the natural gas industry continues to expand, the industry is struggling to…

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Upcoming Virtual Hearing in Response to MAX Environmental’s History of Violations

By Stacey Magda | November 10, 2020 | 0

On Tuesday, November 10 at 7pm EST, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a virtual hearing on their proposed Corrective Action Permit for MAX Environmental Technologies in…

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MAX Environmental Hazardous Waste Expansion Part I

By Tyler Cannon | February 27, 2020 | 0

January 30th Community Meeting On January 30th, 2020, MAX Environmental Services, Pennsylvania’s largest Class C hazardous waste facility, held a voluntary public meeting to inform the community members of Yukon,…

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