Progress Made on Cornwall Septic Tank Waste Crisis After Capacity Talks

Progress made on Cornwall septic tank waste crisis after capacity talks

After weeks of disruption and mounting pressure on Cornwall’s waste system, progress has been reported in tackling septic tank capacity issues.

Ranchi Mandates Safe Distance for Waste Plants: New Rules Target Public Health

State development commissioner Ajoy Kumar Singh has mandated that all new waste processing plants be located away from residential areas, hospitals, and water sources. He also directed officials to develop action plans for implementing Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 in both urban and rural areas, emphasizing decentralized waste collection and processing clusters.

Global experts look to Connecticut as crumbling foundations crisis spreads

This week in Mystic, researchers, engineers, and advocates from multiple countries gathered at a UConn conference to compare findings on crumbling concrete foundations and basements and study how Connecticut responded when homeowners here began discovering severe structural damage.   Though the problem was identified elsewhere first, it gained new prominence in Connecticut as a hidden threat beneath homes and has increased international awarenes…