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As Factory Farms spread, government efforts to curb threat from livestock waste bog down
By Bridget Huber
Fair Warning
As factory farms take over more and more of the nation’s livestock production, a major environmental threat has emerged: Pollution from the waste produced by the immense crush of animals. -
Bureaucrats’ last minute demand alters Broward trash negotiations and could lead to higher rates
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
The promise of the lowest price for waste disposal could be thwarted by a last-minute demand from top Broward County administrators. The county was in the throes of negotiating a multi-million dollar waste disposal contract when suddenly the government issued a requirement that any company must provide a list of disposal sites. -
Miramar busts Broward’s trash monopoly; Bergeron gets a deal worth millions
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
A decades-long monopoly was shattered Tuesday when Miramar agreed to let an upstart company handle its waste disposal. -
Broward’s city managers use secrecy in push for huge trash deal; public excluded from meetings
By Dan Christensen and Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
Broward’s top city and county managers regularly meet in secret to discuss public business, formulate policy and even negotiate contracts. -
Oakland Park mayor asks for investigation into officials crafting no-bid, billion-dollar trash deal
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
The Inspector General’s Office has been asked to investigate whether members of the county’s Resource Recovery Board have violated Broward’s tough new ethics code. Oakland Park Mayor Suzanne Boisvenue, who quit the board in December, made the request late last month in an email obtained by Broward Bulldog. -
Broward’s main trash hauler under investigation in Palm Beach for cheating on contract
By Buddy Nevins
BrowardBulldog.org
The mammoth international waste company fighting to retain its near-monopoly on Broward County’s trash disposal business is under investigation for cheating Palm Beach County out of more than $700,000.
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