KDHE will hold a public hearing on Smoky Hills Pork, a proposed concentrated animal feeding operation north of Salina for ...

“KDHE staff have not observed water that has been in contact with waste running off-site,” Lara said. Residents are also concerned about expansion. The landfill sits on about 38 acres of property.

KDHE has identified several problems including unauthorized waste, failure to screen waste and mass instability at one of the slopes that rose nearly 50 feet and was nearly vertical.

“KDHE staff have not observed water that has been in contact with waste running off-site,” Lara said. Residents are also concerned about expansion. The landfill sits on about 38 acres of property.

KDHE officials said the Solid Waste Reduction Grants totaled $333,037.56 and were awarded to 14 different cities, counties and organizations. (Kansas Department of Health and Environment) ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced that more than $330,000 in grants were awarded 14 different cities, counties and organizations. The solid waste tire ...

Kansas water quality funding of $50,000 will help keep trash from entering the Kansas River through stormwater outfalls in Lawrence and Topeka. ... Matt Lara, a KDHE spokesperson, ...

Rep. Doug Gatewood, D-Columbus, said KDHE had considered drugs as a hazardous waste, but began to reconsider that when environmental concerns became clear.

The trash site has been a source of conflict in the community. Local Landfill ... While KDHE said it will conduct follow up gas testing, no water testing has been carried out.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has slashed over 50 jobs from state workers. According to a press release sent by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on ...

A landfill in a small Kansas town has been smoldering for over a year, and residents have been complaining. Some, including state lawmakers, say regulators are not paying enough attention.