TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Aug 12, 2022

WPLN reports that the city of Murfreesboro is suing Middle Point Landfill's owners in federal court over a range of environmental concerns, notably gas odors and contaminated liquids. The landfill's owners want to add 99 adjacent acres to the site, but the regional solid waste board has denied the expansion request. Murfreesboro Mayor Shane McFarland says, "The sources of the odor are simply not trash at the landfill. Landfill-related odors are connected to the way a site is operated, including how the gases and millions of gallons of leachate produced by the landfill are collected and managed." The county and city mayors, as well as residents of Murfreesboro, have been vocal in their opposition to the proposed expansion.