Modern Landfill violated the Clean Water Act 419 times between 2019 and 2023 and should be fined based on whatever economic benefit it received, according to a federal judge's order.

A district judge ruled that Republic Services' landfill violated clean water laws 419 times, polluting Kreutz Creek.

The judge, nominated by President Donald Trump in 2019, sided with several York County citizens who sued the waste disposal ...

Republic Services ... the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the landfill for excessive methane releases, and the company has been cited for worker safety violations.