Tag: Mega-Dump

Stop the Mega Dump Documentary to be shown

NIU students from the communications department have been creating a documentary about the Stop the Mega Dump efforts. The screening of their Mega Dump documentary titled “Out of Sight, Out of Mind” is this Saturday May 5th, along with seven of the other documentaries the class made this semester.

The film about the Stop the Mega Dump effort is the last of the “festival” and will begin at approximately 4:30pm (showings will run from 1pm-5pm). Anyone and everyone is invited, there is plenty of room and it is free. All of the films have been made by dedicated students eager to display their work.

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Town Hall Meeting on Mega-Dump

The Illinois Pollution Control Board public hearing on the citizens’ appeal to the DeKalb County Board’s approval of Waste Management of Illinois’ siting application to expand the landfill in Cortland is tentatively scheduled to begin the 22nd of November.  The appeal was filed in part due to a of lack of fairness to the public in the process. Read more →