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flag A Maine judge halted the Juniper Ridge Landfill expansion, citing inadequate environmental justice and tribal impact reviews.

flag A Maine judge has blocked the expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill, ruling the state’s environmental agency failed to properly assess environmental justice and the Penobscot Nation’s cultural ties to the Penobscot River. flag The decision, based on a lawsuit by the tribe and conservation groups, requires the Department of Environmental Protection to reconsider the project within 75 days, including impacts on tribal lands, cumulative pollution, and alternatives to expansion. flag The landfill, nearing capacity by 2028, serves multiple Maine communities and accepts out-of-state waste.

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