Whitmer Admin Renews Wayne County Landfill License as Radioactive Waste Fight Heads Back to Court

Whitmer admin renews Wayne County landfill license as radioactive waste fight heads back to court

Months after public outrage and a lawsuit forced Manhattan Project-era radioactive soil away from Wayne County and toward Texas, the fight over nuclear-linked waste disposal in Van Buren Township is far from over. As The Midwesterner previously reported, shipments of radioactive material were halted in 2025 after Wayne County and local officials sued to block waste from the Niagara Falls Storage Site in New York from entering the Wayne Disposal …

Wayne County radioactive waste trial ends with attorney’s warning over future Manhattan Project shipments

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