Targeted as a Coal Ash Dumping Ground, This Georgia Town Fought Back

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By Georgina GustinJun 28, 2017, 1:00 am195 ptsTrending
When news spread that Republic Services planned to dump trainloads of toxic coal ash in a local landfill, citizens, led by the local newspaper, fought—and won. By Georgina Gustin JESUP, Georgia—Peggy Riggins remembers standing against the wall of a windowless meeting room on a January day last year. Dozens…

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